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# default - Saturday 14 April, 2012

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Column: The Irish default debate will be long – but we have to start it now

14/04/12 4,554 Views 64 Comments

Economist Constantin Gurdgiev describes his work on a new book asking the question: What would happen if Ireland walked away from its debts?

# default - Tuesday 10 April, 2012

From Business ETC Scary Table

The 10 countries most likely to default… and Ireland is sixth

10/04/12 14,536 Views 42 Comments

Financial information services company Markit has produced a table detailing the 10 countries with the widest credit default swap spreads…

# default - Tuesday 28 February, 2012

From Business ETC Downgrade

S&P downgrades Greece into ‘selective default’ territory

28/02/12 1,498 Views 11 Comments

The ratings agency demonstrates it can read, by officially acknowledging that Greece’s bond-swap is a ‘selective default’.

# default - Wednesday 22 February, 2012

From Business ETC Uh-Oh

Fitch: ‘Highly likely’ that Greece will default soon

22/02/12 2,818 Views 22 Comments

The ratings agency has downgraded Greece just one day after EU leaders agreed on a €130 billion bailout deal for the country.

# default - Monday 20 February, 2012

From Business ETC Greece

Greek minister ‘optimistic’ about approval of second €130bn bailout

20/02/12 1,019 Views 6 Comments

Arriving in Brussels, Evangelos Venizelos says Greece is “ready to conclude this long process” and secure more funding.

Eurozone

Euro ministers to decide on Greece bailout

20/02/12 895 Views 11 Comments

Days past the original deadline, eurozone finance ministers are to decide on the €130 billion rescue package today.

# default - Wednesday 15 February, 2012

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Wednesday

15/02/12 5,902 Views 10 Comments

Nine things you need to know by 9am, including: Enda heads Stateside (again), penalties for jobseekers turning down work, and good news on the jobs front for Dublin.

# default - Sunday 12 February, 2012

Greece This post contains images

Major riots in Athens as Greek parliament approves austerity deal

12/02/12 6,921 Views 104 Comments

Fireballs light up the evening sky in the Greek capital as parliament approves new austerity measures to help secure a €130bn bailout.

From Business ETC Greece

Greek PM warns of ‘economic and social catastrophe’ if MPs vote No

12/02/12 2,334 Views 86 Comments

Lucas Papademos goes on TV to warn that the cost of a Greek default is far greater than that of a second bailout.

# default - Saturday 11 February, 2012

From Business ETC Default

Greek government warns rebel MPs of “dangerous path” to default

11/02/12 1,326 Views 14 Comments

MPs vote tomorrow on approving the government’s new austerity plans – but many have threatened to scupper it.

# default - Friday 10 February, 2012

Austerity

‘Memorandum macht frei’: how one Greek paper views the second bailout

10/02/12 5,700 Views 36 Comments

The Greek daily Dimokratia isn’t best pleased with the EU-enforced austerity. Check out yesterday’s front page…

Greece

EU withholds Greek bailout until new conditions are met

10/02/12 1,328 Views 11 Comments

EU finance ministers are refusing to release the aid package despite a deal reached by Greece’s leaders yesterday.

# default - Thursday 9 February, 2012

From Business ETC Eurozone

Greek leaders head to Brussels empty-handed

09/02/12 2,030 Views 30 Comments

If Greece doesn’t secure a bailout loan by 15 February it may not have the money to pay a €14.5 billion bond on 20 March.

# default - Monday 6 February, 2012

From Business ETC Eurozone

Second bailout talks resume today as Greece tries to avoid bankruptcy

06/02/12 1,015 Views 6 Comments

The leaders of the three coalition parties meet with the PM to agree on austerity measures so a €130bn bailout can be secured – and a default avoided.

# default - Friday 13 January, 2012

From Business ETC It Never Rains...

Greece may face full default after talks with bondholders falter

13/01/12 3,161 Views 15 Comments

Talks between Greece and its bondholders have “paused for reflection” but may be on the verge of total collapse.

# default - Saturday 5 November, 2011

Greece

Greek prime minister survives confidence vote

05/11/11 272 Views 12 Comments

George Papandreou has made a pledge to step aside if necessary, and has called for a new coalition government.

# default - Thursday 3 November, 2011

Greece

So what happens IF Greece leaves the euro?

03/11/11 3,465 Views 35 Comments

A bank run, devaluation, civil disobedience – what exactly would be the effect of Greece pulling out of the eurozone?

# default - Saturday 8 October, 2011

From Business ETC Eurozone Crisis

Eurozone debt crisis: 9 key diary dates this month

08/10/11 736 Views 7 Comments

Will this be the most important month for the 17 nations of the euro area?

# default - Wednesday 28 September, 2011

From Business ETC Greece

Greek government secures €2bn property tax ahead of EU-IMF showdown

28/09/11 221 Views 5 Comments

The Troika are in town today, the day after massive protests greeted the passage of a new property tax through parliament.

# default - Wednesday 21 September, 2011

From Business ETC Austerity

Greek government announces new austerity measures

21/09/11 366 Views 23 Comments

Cuts in pension and a reduction in the number of civil servants are among the new measures agreed upon to try and persuade international creditors that the Greek Government is serious about fiscal reform.

# default - Tuesday 20 September, 2011

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Tuesday

20/09/11 2,321 Views 12 Comments

Nine things to know by 9am: FF prepares for crunch meeting on Áras, is Greece going to withdraw from the Euro?, and Europe’s women reveal their biggest turn-off…

# default - Monday 19 September, 2011

From Business ETC Opinion

Column: Greek crisis might not be all bad for Ireland

19/09/11 2,098 Views 15 Comments

Former trader Nick Leeson argues that while Greece would take a long time to recover from a default, it could have a number of outcomes for Irish fortunes…

From Business ETC Greece

Ambitious Greece promises to turn budget surplus for 2012

19/09/11 522 Views 6 Comments

The Greek government promises to spend less than it takes in in 2012 – but says it won’t repay interest on loans before that.

# default - Sunday 18 September, 2011

9 At 9

The 9 at 9: Sunday

18/09/11 2,602 Views 6 Comments

Nine things to know this Sunday morning including €500 All Ireland tickets, the latest in the race for the Áras, and Dale Farm travellers brace for eviction…

# default - Saturday 17 September, 2011

What If

What would happen to us if Greece defaulted?

17/09/11 5,613 Views 42 Comments

TheJournal.ie reporters have been quizzing those in the know to describe the potential fallout of a Greek debt default on Ireland’s economic, social and political scene…

# default - Friday 16 September, 2011

From Business ETC Explainer

Explainer: If Greece goes bust, who gets crushed?

16/09/11 2,156 Views 8 Comments

Take a look at who is the most exposed when it comes to the possibility of a Greek default…

# default - Wednesday 14 September, 2011

From The Daily Edge Flagpalm

Facebook joke about EU commissioner’s flag gaffe ‘not an official remark’

14/09/11 821 Views 1 Comment

A comment on the EC’s official Facebook page, saying Gunther Oettinger has “form in the foot in mouth department”, was a joke.

Flagged

German commissioner insists he doesn’t support ‘half-mast’ idea

14/09/11 1,539 Views 15 Comments

Gunther Oettinger says lowering the flags of “default sinners” is an idea already out there – and that he didn’t say he supports it.

# default - Tuesday 13 September, 2011

Deficit Sinners

Germany’s EU commissioner wants Irish flag flown at half-mast

13/09/11 9,553 Views 160 Comments

Günther Oettinger wants the flags of ‘deficit sinner’ countries – including Ireland – to be at half-mast at all EU institutions.

# default - Thursday 4 August, 2011

From Business ETC Interest Rates

ECB maintains 1.5 per cent rate amid Eurozone concerns

04/08/11 129 Views No Comments

Spanish and Italian bond yields have eased slightly today on the 14-years highs they struck earlier.

# default - Sunday 31 July, 2011

From Business ETC US Debt

US debt talks continue amid signs of optimism

31/07/11 132 Views No Comments

Negotiations to raise the US debt ceiling continue at the White House as Tuesday’s default deadline looms closer.

# default - Friday 29 July, 2011

Debt Crisis

Republicans delay crucial vote as US creeps closer to default

29/07/11 278 Views 8 Comments

John Boehner calls off a vote on a draft plan to cut the US deficit, amid fears that party members wouldn’t back it.

# default - Thursday 28 July, 2011

Debt Ceiling

A bluffer’s guide to… the US debt ceiling

28/07/11 912 Views 17 Comments

Struggling to keep up with the political logjam in the US? Let us explain what’s going on – and why it matters to Ireland.

United States

Republicans to press new vote on lifting US’s debt ceiling

28/07/11 163 Views 5 Comments

A bipartisan Congress prepares for yet more gridlock, as the clock ticks down on staving off a United States default.

# default - Tuesday 26 July, 2011

From Business ETC US Debt This post contains videos

Obama and Boehner spar over mounting US debt crisis

26/07/11 104 Views 2 Comments

The US president has called for a “balanced approach” to the crisis, but the House Speaker says Obama cannot have a “blank cheque” for it.

# default - Monday 25 July, 2011

From Business ETC Greece

Greek debt rating cut as Moody’s warns of default

25/07/11 252 Views 7 Comments

The likelihood of a Greek debt default “is virtually 100 per cent”, according to the atings agency.

# default - Saturday 23 July, 2011

US

“I’ve been left at the altar now a couple of times”: Obama on US debt crisis talks

23/07/11 332 Views 11 Comments

Debt deal appears no nearer to agreement as the 2 August default deadline looms…

# default - Friday 22 July, 2011

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Are you happy with the new Eurozone deal?

22/07/11 3,220 Views 39 Comments

Ireland is set to save between €600-€800m on its loans – does this go far enough?

# default - Tuesday 19 July, 2011

From Business ETC Default

Austrian bank governor hints ECB may allow ‘temporary Greek default’

19/07/11 147 Views 3 Comments

Yields on two-year Greek bonds approach an astronomical 40 per cent as Ewald Nowotny speaks out.

From Business ETC Europe

Bank tax on the way to save Greece?

19/07/11 54 Views No Comments

Speculation is mounting on possible solutions to Greece’s – and Europe’s – debt crisis ahead of an emergency summit on Thursday.

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A NEW REPORT from the OECD has suggested people living in Ireland have some of the best lives in the world, with Ireland among the top countries in its Better Life Index.

The index finds that life expectancy, low pollution, positive experiences and a healthy work-life balance are among the factors that contribute to happy lives in Ireland.

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