In the News
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28/02/12 Nether, "The Summit Before the Summit"
"Today Europe itself is an explorer. The prizes are more jobs, a higher standard of living delivered by economically and environmentally sustainable long term growth," said José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, when addressing The Europe 2020 Summit hosted by the Lisbon Council and the Danish EU Presidency.
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27/02/12 NASDAQ, "Barroso Removes Firewalls From EU Summit Agenda"
José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, keynoted The Europe 2020 Summit which the Lisbon Council convened under the timely theme of Unleashing Growth and Creating Jobs.
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27/02/12 Europa Online Magazine, "No Decision on Expanded Eurozone Firewalls This Week,...
José Manuel Barroso, president of the European Commission, keynoted The Europe 2020 Summit which the Lisbon Council convened under the timely theme of Unleashing Growth and Creating Jobs.
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20/02/12 Bloomberg, "EU Must Boost Aid Fund, End ‘Too Many Cooks,’ Ex-IMF Aide Says"
In his latest policy brief on Making the European Stability Mechanism Work, Alessandro Leipold, chief economist of the Lisbon Council, claims that "a European stability mechanism can be helpful and succeed only as part of a broader system of multilateral co-insurance."
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25/01/12 Telegraph, "Small Businesses Are the 'Real Internet Companies' not Google, Says Exec"
At the launch of the new Lisbon Council centre of excellence dedicated to entrepreneurs and SMEs, entitled Single Market Entrepreneurs (SME) Centre, Ann Mettler, executive director, stated that "companies that build the Internet into their business grow at twice the rate of those that don't."
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13/12/11 Diario Economico, "Bancos Centrais Vão Financiar o FMI Para Salvar o Euro"
Alessandro Leipold, chief economist of the Lisbon Council, claims that it is difficult to negotiate with a "Troika" when a crisis occurs.
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07/12/11 EurActiv, "EU Showcases Digital Innovation in Healthcare"
Ann Mettler, executive director of the Lisbon Council, who recently chaired the first Innovation Convention in Brussels, encourages European entrepreneurs to learn from India about healthcare innovation.
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07/12/11 Blog Miroslav Beblavy, "Zdravé Základy, Pomôžu v Búrke?"
In a recent blog, Miroslav Beblavy, economist and member of the Slovak Parliament, comments on The 2011 Euro Plus Monitor, the Lisbon Council and Berenberg Bank study.
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29/11/11 Monsters and Critics, "Germany at Odds with Euro Partners over Crisis Resolution"
Tentative talks are 'reportedly' ongoing to get the European Central Bank (ECB) to lend money to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which would in turn be used to rescue needy eurozone members, said Alessandro Leipold, chief economist with the The Lisbon Council, a Brussels-based think tank.
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28/11/11 Global Post, "Germany Catches Euro Contagion: Good News for France?"
Alarm bells should be ringing for France, according to The 2011 Euro Plus Monitor, a report jointly published by the Lisbon Council and Berenberg Bank, as many worry it is falling behind other AAA rated countries.
