Mar 10 How do negative interest rates work anyway? By Mohamed El-Erian The European Central Bank just lowered their interest rates further into negative territory. But how do negative interest rates anyway?… Continue reading
Mar 10 European Central Bank announces moves to boost eurozone economy By Kristen Doerer After meeting in Frankfort on Thursday, the European Central Bank announced a new six-point stimulus package aimed at improving the eurozone economy. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 6:07 News Wrap: Violence in Israel leaves American dead By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, an American tourist was killed and a dozen Israelis were wounded in a wave of attacks by Palestinian militants in the cities of Jaffa and Jerusalem. Also, Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has test-fired a series of… Continue watching
Mar 06 18 drown off coast of Turkey as EU prepares to meet on migrant crisis By Michael D. Regan At least 18 people drowned and hundreds were rescued on Sunday as they attempted to cross the Aegean Sea from Turkey into Greece, raising the total number of migrants who died along the treacherous route in the first two months… Continue reading
Mar 04 Watch 6:18 'Migrant catastrophe' strands 10,000 between Greece and Macedonia By PBS News Hour New European border restrictions have left more than 10,000 migrants stranded at the border between Greece and Macedonia. Some experts have classified the situation as a “humanitarian catastrophe,” but eastern European states appear reluctant to take action. Judy Woodruff talks… Continue watching
Feb 25 Is it time to embrace the dissolution of the European Union? By Vikram Mansharamani The fundamental issue at hand is that monetary union without political integration generates tension and instability. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 8:05 Amid economic concerns, the U.K. considers an EU exit By PBS News Hour The U.K. has been a member of the European Union for more than 40 years, but that partnership might come to an end amid British concerns over eurozone turmoil and the ongoing refugee crisis. British voters will soon hold a… Continue watching
Jan 29 More allegations of sexual abuse by peacekeeping soldiers come to light in Central African Republic By Dominique Bonessi New accusations of sexual abuse against European peacekeeping forces have surfaced in the Central African Republic, the United Nations reported Friday. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 8:15 Merkel's open-door migrant policy and popularity tested by recent attacks By PBS News Hour Germany's open door migrant policy has reached a crossroads after hundreds of women alleged they were attacked mainly by men of North African or Arabic appearance in Cologne. Now German Chancellor Angela Merkel has become a target of the public… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 7:04 Sweden, Denmark move to tighten their borders By PBS News Hour Denmark is instituting ID checks on its frontier with Germany, just as Sweden has enacted a strict new border policy, steps that further erode the 20-year Schengen Agreement guaranteeing free movement across most of mainland Europe. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant… Continue watching