George Soros
How Europe Can Rescue Europe
LONDON – At their meeting in Rome last Thursday, the leaders of the eurozone’s four largest economies agreed on steps towards a banking unio…
Over the past year, as the eurozone crisis deepened, George Soros's voice has stood out. On the eve of a critical EU summit, this selection of commentaries, written exclusively for Project Syndicate, reflects on the causes and consequences of the eurozone crisis – and offers potential solutions.
LONDON – At their meeting in Rome last Thursday, the leaders of the eurozone’s four largest economies agreed on steps towards a banking unio…
NEW YORK – It is now clear that the main cause of the euro crisis is the member states’ surrender of their right to print money to the Europ…
NEW YORK – Far from abating, the euro crisis has taken a turn for the worse in recent months. The European Central Bank managed to relieve a…
DAVOS – The measures introduced by the European Central Bank last December, especially the Long Term Refinancing Operation (LTRO), have reli…
NEW YORK – The dire economic situation in which most of the rich world found itself in 2011 was not merely the result of impersonal economic…
LONDON – Earlier this week, a group of almost 100 prominent Europeans delivered an open letter to the leaders of all 17 eurozone countries. …
NEW YORK – Financial markets are driving the world towards another Great Depression with incalculable political consequences. The authoritie…
NEW YORK – To resolve a crisis in which the impossible has become possible, it is necessary to think the unthinkable. So, to resolve Europe’…
NEW YORK – A comprehensive solution of the euro crisis must have three major components: reform and recapitalization of the banking system, …
NEW YORK – Financial markets abhor uncertainty; that is why they are now in crisis mode. The governments of the eurozone have taken some sig…