Proposals seek to address a major issue but insist the cause of the current crisis must be allowed to continue
On December 9, 2011 EU leaders agreed on the key changes to be introduced to tighten fiscal discipline in the Eurozone and address the bloc's debt problems.
This article was written by Professor Karl Whelan of UCD and published in Business and Finance November 2011.
The EU Autumn Economic Forecast makes stark reading for Ireland and poses serious questions about Government’s reliance on exports as the basis of Ireland’s recovery. It also calls into doubt
Social Justice Ireland believes a fairer future is possible and deliverable. It is crucial however that Government’s decisions and the terms of the bailout agreement with the IMF/ECB/EC should be focused on delivering such an outcome. These were key fundamentals for Budget 2012 presented to the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform by Social Justice Ireland on November 2, 2011.
As the 20 group of the world's wealthiest counttries prepare to meet later this week, Social Justice Ireland believes that the endless focus on economic growth
Making choices in precarious times such as these a country, a government, a society or an international institution defines itself by: The cuts it makes; the people it protects; its effectiveness on economic growth/jobs; its actions on public services; the values underpinning its choices.
Governments must break the link between states and their banks according to Ajai Chopra, Deputy Director, European Department, International Monetary Fund, and leader of the 'troika' currently over
Social Justice Ireland is deeply disappointed with some of the recommendations of the OECD’s latest report on Ireland.
The proposals from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council to Government are simply not credible. In reality they would make a bad situation worse.
