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Taoiseach hopes to leverage fragile goodwill on official visit to Berlin
By Tony Connelly, Europe Editor Taoiseach Enda Kenny and German Chancellor Angela Merkel are bound up in an unlikely symbiosis. The Irish government needs to stay on the right side of Germany for...
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The Search for Eurozone Growth
By Tony Connelly, RTE Europe Editor, in Brussels Now everyone is singing from the growth hymn sheet, but not everyone is singing the same tune. At one end of the pew are those that say austerity...
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Restarting the Franco-German Motor
By Tony Connelly, RTE Europe Editor, in Berlin What kind of bond will Angela Merkel and François Hollande forge? Until recently the chemistry between French and German leaders provided plenty of...
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Lowering Expectations and Rising Tensions: the Informal EU Summit
By Tony Connelly, RTE Europe Editor, in Brussels The verdict from the markets on the May 23 informal summit in Brussels is already clear. The euro slumped to a 22 month low against the dollar,...
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