Philippe Legrain : Project Syndicate : ""Europe’s Bogus Banking Union""

It [ECB] has repeatedly prioritized the interests of banks in “core” countries and proved more pliable to political pressure from Berlin and Paris than from Madrid or Rome, let alone Dublin or Athens.  

Gideon Rachman ; FT; "The eurozone faces problems that are beyond the control of the president of the ECB" (sub-heading)

The borrowing costs of Spain, Italy and even Greece have fallen sharply – easing the pressure on their economies and government finances. But the underlying economic situation in many eurozone countries is still grim. And the political consequences of prolonged slumps are only just beginning to emerge.

Jens Weidmann : France's budget policies 'test case' for euro fiscal rules : Reuters

"A currency union needs its members to aim for stability... Part of that is having an orderly budget and part of that is sticking to agreements," 

An analysis of the policy conditions attached to IMF loans... EURODAD

Loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) largely come with policy change conditions attached – conditions that the IMF has played a significant role in developing

Orderly debt reduction rather than permanent mutualisation is the way to go | vox

Orderly debt reduction rather than permanent mutualisation is the way to go | vox

Zsolt Darvas and Guntram B. Wolff of Bruegel

Europe's social problem and its implications for economic growth | Read more at Bruegel http://www.bruegel.org/publications/publication-detail/publication/823-europes-social-problem-and-its-implications-for-economic-growth/

the share of social expenditure is similar in Greece and Denmark, but while the Danish system is able to reduce income-inequality by 45 percent, the Greek can reduce it only by 20 percent

Conservative Climate Panel Warns World Faces 'Breakdown Of Food Systems' And More Violent Conflict | ThinkProgress

Conservative Climate Panel Warns World Faces 'Breakdown Of Food Systems' And More Violent Conflict | ThinkProgress

George Monbiot, The Guardian :"So, after the IPCC report, which bit of the world are you prepared to lose?

Richard Schiffman, Reuters/Comment : "The bill for climate change is coming due"