Joaquin Almunia

Throwing sand into the wheels of deeper international economic integration in order to reduce adjustment costs, as contemplated by some, read more

Throwing sand into the wheels of deeper international economic integration in order to reduce adjustment costs, as contemplated by some, is not an attractive option.

The European Commission has no legal power to avoid the enacting of some measures on a national level because this read more

The European Commission has no legal power to avoid the enacting of some measures on a national level because this is not illegal,

There is no exemption for Germany, and we will consider the case, as well as the French case, later,

There is no exemption for Germany, and we will consider the case, as well as the French case, later,

I am optimistic about the economic recovery.

I am optimistic about the economic recovery.

There was a downward risk presented by the evolution of oil prices and this risk has materialized in the last read more

There was a downward risk presented by the evolution of oil prices and this risk has materialized in the last month.