European Tribune - Comments - Is the Euro doomed, too?

Is the Euro doomed, too? | 94 comments (94 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Is the Euro doomed, too? (none / 1)

Interesting! I was saying today to somebody from the French Ministry of Economy and Finance that the current crisis might make Sweden, Danemark, Iceland, Norway and the UK join the Eurozone much sooner than expected...

What about Switzerland?

"Dieu se rit des hommes qui se plaignent des conséquences alors qu'ils en chérissent les causes" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet

by Melanchthon on Mon Oct 6th, 2008 at 04:13:56 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Is the Euro doomed, too? (4.00 / 2)

If Switzerland joins, HOLY SHIT! The END TIMES!

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Mon Oct 6th, 2008 at 04:15:33 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Is the Euro doomed, too? (4.00 / 4)

[THE Twank's HOLY SHIT!^TM Technology] ?

Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.

by Bernard on Mon Oct 6th, 2008 at 04:27:43 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Is the Euro doomed, too? (4.00 / 2)

I am TRULY honored.

In the end, might makes right. Nothing has changed since the caveman.

by THE Twank (yatta blah blah @ blah.com) on Mon Oct 6th, 2008 at 04:37:03 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Is the Euro doomed, too? (none / 0)

De Gaulle said NON! to British EU entry. They've been whinging ever since we let them in. Why let them be a Trojan horse again and tie Europe to yet more Anglo policies?

Vote McCain for war without gain

by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot dotty communists) on Mon Oct 6th, 2008 at 05:43:02 PM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Is the Euro doomed, too? (none / 0)

Hey, the Irish have been in only because the UK were...

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Oct 7th, 2008 at 06:18:10 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Is the Euro doomed, too? (none / 0)

Sweden can join the Euro immediately. Denmark (I believe) has to spend 2 years in the EMU narrow exchange rate band, like the UK.

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Oct 7th, 2008 at 06:17:29 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Is the Euro doomed, too? (none / 0)

Aren't they in it already? I'm pretty sure that their currency was previously linked to the DM.

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Tue Oct 7th, 2008 at 06:28:14 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Is the Euro doomed, too? (none / 1)

It's the other way around. Denmark can join overnight, Sweden has to stabilise the exchange rate first. Denmark has an exemption that permits us to fulfil all requirements for membership without joining. Sweden doesn't, and so have to deliberately fail to fulfil at least one requirement if they don't want to join.

But under the Danish EMU-II½ membership, the ~~Bundesbank~~ ECB guarantees our currency anyway.

- Jake

If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Tue Oct 7th, 2008 at 06:34:36 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Re: Is the Euro doomed, too? (none / 0)

Right, I forgot about that. I may have even pointed it out to you at some point... I need coffee :-)

A vivid image of what should exist acts as a surrogate for reality. Pursuit of the image then prevents pursuit of the reality -- John K. Galbraith

by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Tue Oct 7th, 2008 at 06:47:21 AM EST
[ Parent ]

Is the Euro doomed, too? | 94 comments (94 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

. Home
. About
. Contact
. New User Guide
. FAQ
. ET Editorial Guidelines
. Search
. Search (Google)

Username:
Password:

. Make a new account
. Reset password

Recommended Diaries

Socratic Economics XII: Utopian Government Finance
by Zwackus - May 25
234 comments

A Star is Born
by ChrisCook - May 23
23 comments

$1,000,000,000,00
0 or what we must remember
by Metatone - May 19
69 comments

The balance of anger and fear
by Frank Schnittger - May 17
44 comments

Stable pricing is to metaphysics as variable pricing is to...
by Upstate NY - May 16
8 comments

The French newspaper Le Monde reports 1.5 million living the...
by Democrats Ramshield - May 27

Another NRW election
by DoDo - May 13
118 comments

Bundesrat saves PV (and loses Röttgen)
by DoDo - May 12
18 comments

Recent Diaries

The French newspaper Le Monde reports 1.5 million living the...
by Democrats Ramshield - May 27

Socratic Economics XII: Utopian Government Finance
by Zwackus - May 25
234 comments

A Star is Born
by ChrisCook - May 23
23 comments

$1,000,000,000,00
0 or what we must remember
by Metatone - May 19
69 comments

The balance of anger and fear
by Frank Schnittger - May 17
44 comments

Stable pricing is to metaphysics as variable pricing is to...
by Upstate NY - May 16
8 comments

A little American intercine battling
by rootless2 - May 14
27 comments

Another NRW election
by DoDo - May 13
118 comments

Bundesrat saves PV (and loses Röttgen)
by DoDo - May 12
18 comments

The mainstream German Magazine Spiegel asks, has the US mixed ...
by Democrats Ramshield - May 10
27 comments

Short Term Climate Forces: Black Carbon, Methane, and...
by gmoke - May 9

Twenty days of Crisis for Cameron
by ceebs - May 9
22 comments

SYRIZA and the Eurocrats: a letter of intent
by talos - May 9
363 comments

French Parliamentary Elections: a look under the hood
by Bernard - May 8
59 comments

Sunday Train: The Rock Island Line is a Mighty Fine Iowa...
by BruceMcF - May 6
18 comments

Why haven't we had WWIII yet?
by Migeru - Apr 30
258 comments

More Diaries...

Occasional Series

Click for full list