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Creative Europe: Big in Berlin
New Europe’s online editor James Drew introduces a new weekly look at cultural events and policymaking across the EU. 

Markets sceptical about Eurozone's anti-crisis steps

European capital markets have not been exactly convinced that the agreements reached in Athens, in the early hours of 9 February with the country's official and private lenders will effectively guide Greece onto a sustainable long-term path, both as far as growth and making sovereign debt manageable are concerned. On top of that the Eurogroup set three conditions for Greece to gain access to new soft loans.

Merkozy to put Athens under 'trusteeship'
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy have come up with a new plan for Greece – to create a blocked bank-deposits account, through which the Eurozone will pay for the interest rates and maturing bonds of the country's debt, so that Athens will never go bankrupt.

Nabucco Lite - shorter, smaller, more viable?

The cold weather in Europe and inability of Russian gas giant Gazprom to deliver as much gas as European consumers want at the moment is a clear indication that Europe needs to boost its energy security.

Ozymandias redux
About 25 years ago it was written that the prominent personalities of the day, people like pop stars Madonna and Michael Jackson, propelled to superstardom by global marketing deals and the international media, and politicians like Ronald Regan, whose razzmatazz style perfectly mirrored that of showbiz contemporaries, became so large they were less like mystical giants and more like lumbering dinosaurs. 

Vacant at the top
It must come as a considerable surprise to learn that Hermie is currently running unopposed for another 2.5 year term as the Grand Wazoo of the Council thingy.

[Exclusive Interview] Swiss Photographer Franco P Tettamanti: Portrait of the Artist as a Photographer
On a somewhat gloomy afternoon in late January, during the Haute Couture week buzz, we sneaked into the old Café de Flore to enjoy the company of good-humoured, Swiss portrait and fashion photographer Franco P Tettamanti, who has been internationally recognized for the rare optimistic and natural quality of his work. 

The ethics of internet piracy
PRINCETON– Last year, I told a colleague that I would include internet ethics in a course that I was teaching. She suggested that I read a recently published anthology on computer ethics – and attached the entire volume to the email.

'Angie in Wonderland'?

While the Obama administration is eager to create jobs, the EU pushes through austerity measures that will lead to further declines in production and growth rates.

Europe’s 'Tobin tax' distraction
CAPE TOWN – At last, European leaders have revealed their top-secret plan for solving the euro’s crisis. And it is – drum roll – a version of the 'Tobin tax', a levy on financial transactions first suggested in 1972 by the Nobel laureate economist James Tobin.