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		<title>Democratizing the Eurozone</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/vschmidt/2012/05/15/democratizing-the-eurozone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vschmidt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In recent months, more and more attention has been focused on the failure of the Eurozone leaders’ policies of fiscal consolidation, with growth presented as the alternative. The problems for the Eurozone stem not just from the policies, however.  They also come from the governance processes and the politics—or lack thereof.
The main problem for EU [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comment on French elections</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/vschmidt/2012/05/07/comment-on-french-elections/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vschmidt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The presidential elections in France, the legislative elections in Greece, and the regional elections in Germany together mark a turning point for the EU.  The results make clear that, despite their differences, European voters all share a common view that current leaders are not delivering.  In France and Greece, voters want an end [...]]]></description>
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		<title>French Presidential Election 2012 in a Divided Europe</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/vschmidt/2012/05/07/french-presidential-election-2012-in-a-divided-europe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 15:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eamrien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jolyon Howorth and I were on &#8220;Sounds of Dissent&#8221; on WZBC 90.3 FM Boston on Saturday, May 5, 2012 discussing the run off elections in France.
[Link to program]
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		<title>L&#8217;élection présidentielle française: une élection cruciale pour l&#8217;Europe</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/vschmidt/2012/05/06/lelection-presidentielle-francaise-une-election-cruciale-pour-leurope/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.bu.edu/vschmidt/2012/05/06/lelection-presidentielle-francaise-une-election-cruciale-pour-leurope/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 20:57:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vschmidt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a comment I co-authored with Maxime Lefebvre for Le Monde online (in French).
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		<title>Thinking about the Eurozone as a Bar &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/vschmidt/2012/05/01/thinking-about-the-eurozone-as-a-bar/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.bu.edu/vschmidt/2012/05/01/thinking-about-the-eurozone-as-a-bar/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 14:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vschmidt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
David Brancaccio of American Public Media&#8217;s Marketplace Morning Report picks up on my remarks at Brown University&#8217;s Watson Institute conference on &#8220;The Failure of the Euro.&#8221; [Transcript]
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		<title>The French Presidential Elections on China Radio International</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/vschmidt/2012/04/20/the-french-presidential-elections-on-china-radio-international/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.bu.edu/vschmidt/2012/04/20/the-french-presidential-elections-on-china-radio-international/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 20:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vschmidt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The French people go to the polls on Sunday in the first round of the country&#8217;s presidential elections. While ten candidates are in the running, it is the ongoing battle between incumbent President and ruling party head Nicolas Sarkozy and Socialist rival Francois Hollande that is garnering the most attention.
On Thursday, April 19, 2012, I took [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The European Project: Can Europe Survive the Euro?</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/vschmidt/2012/04/18/the-european-project-can-europe-survive-the-euro/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.bu.edu/vschmidt/2012/04/18/the-european-project-can-europe-survive-the-euro/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 21:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vschmidt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, April 17, 2012, I participated in a roundtable discussion on The European Project:  Can Europe Survive the Euro? as part of a larger conference entitled &#8220;The Failure of the Euro? Causes and Consequences for Europe and Beyond.&#8221; The event was sponsored by the Watson Institute for International Studies and the Rhodes Center for International Economics [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Europe needs most is better leadership: Remarks at &#8220;Renaissance for Europe&#8221; event</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/vschmidt/2012/04/12/what-europe-needs-most-is-better-leadership-remarks-at-renaissance-for-europe-event/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 15:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vschmidt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 16-17, I participated in a series of discussions on the theme &#8220;Democratic Europe&#8221; at the Cirque d&#8217;Hiver where high-level European political leaders were united around François Hollande, candidate of the Parti Socialiste for the French presidential elections. The event was organized as part of a larger initiative called &#8220;Rebirth for Europe for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Europe 2012: The Devil Is in the Details</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/vschmidt/2012/01/17/europe-2012-the-devil-is-in-the-details/</link>
		<comments>http://blogs.bu.edu/vschmidt/2012/01/17/europe-2012-the-devil-is-in-the-details/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:53:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vschmidt</dc:creator>
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The big question for the EU in 2012 is not only: “will it solve the debt crisis?” It is also: “will it survive the solution?” Lurking behind the debt crisis is a growth crisis, in particular with austerity policies imposed across Member States, along with a competitiveness crisis for Southern Europe. These three crises will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Partial EU Pact Reached</title>
		<link>http://blogs.bu.edu/vschmidt/2011/12/09/partial-eu-pact-reached/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:06:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vschmidt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s a joke told about Gorbachev who, when asked to say one word about the state of the Soviet economy responded: GOOD. When asked for two words: NOT GOOD. The same could be said about the agreement reached Friday. The agreement is good in that the pact on fiscal union gives the ECB what it [...]]]></description>
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