WAPEU Update: 63% of WAPEU voters believe EU financial support for Greece should be conditional; 30% believe support should be unconditional; 6% believe Greece should receive no support, with 1% unsure.
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Poland warns against eurozone 'elite'
EUOBSERVER – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned that Europe's efforts to step up economic co-ordination in the wake of Greece's debt crisis should not be limited to the collection of states that share the euro currency.
Speaking in Brussels on Wednesday (9 June) after the Polish cabinet held meetings with senior EU officials as part of preparations for its EU presidency in the second half of next year, Mr Tusk said non-eurozone states must be treated in an equal manner.
"As a country that is aspiring to join the eurozone, we would like the eurozone to be a leader but not an exclusive elite within the European Union," he told journalists.
Speaking in Brussels on Wednesday (9 June) after the Polish cabinet held meetings with senior EU officials as part of preparations for its EU presidency in the second half of next year, Mr Tusk said non-eurozone states must be treated in an equal manner.
"As a country that is aspiring to join the eurozone, we would like the eurozone to be a leader but not an exclusive elite within the European Union," he told journalists.
EU doesn't need new institutions - Van Rompuy
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy waded further into the growing debate on European economic governance on Thursday (10 June), saying no new institutions are needed to ensure appropriate decision making.
"We do not need new institutions to meet our goals. We need more effectiveness," he said at a press conference in Berlin after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
"We do not need new institutions to meet our goals. We need more effectiveness," he said at a press conference in Berlin after a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
What is the eurozone?
The eurozone, officially the euro area, is an economic and monetary union (EMU) of 16 European Union member states which have adopted the euro currency as their sole legal tender. Monetary policy of the zone is the responsibility of the European Central Bank, though there is no common representation, governance or fiscal policy for the currency union. Some cooperation does however take place through the euro group, which makes political decisions regarding the eurozone and the euro.
Opinion
The Lisbon Treaty and the Referendum by Alexis Brizzi
Democracy means power to the people. And knowledge is power. What kind of power is it when you put to a referendum an intricate question to some people who have no clue about what is being discussed? Is it really democracy when the public opinion dwells in the dark, abused and fooled by random EU sceptic prophets ...
Why the EU is important for Europe and the World pt 2 - by EUR
The European Union, and its predecessor the European Economic Community, have brought the member states closer together through political and economic integration. The divisions that have led nations to war in the past, have ...
Democracy means power to the people. And knowledge is power. What kind of power is it when you put to a referendum an intricate question to some people who have no clue about what is being discussed? Is it really democracy when the public opinion dwells in the dark, abused and fooled by random EU sceptic prophets ...
Why the EU is important for Europe and the World pt 2 - by EUR
The European Union, and its predecessor the European Economic Community, have brought the member states closer together through political and economic integration. The divisions that have led nations to war in the past, have ...
What is the EU?
