Articles by Christoph Schult
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Trans-Atlantic Rifts: European Activists Could Thwart US-EU Trade Deal
Christoph Pauly and Christoph Schult – Der Spiegel,
4 Mar 2013
Consumer watchdogs, Internet activists and European farmers are gearing up to fight the planned trade agreement between Europe and the United States. Many in Europe are worried that politicians will make backroom deals at the expense of consumers.
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Christoph Schult – Der Spiegel,
18 Feb 2013
Israeli settlers living in the Palestinian terroritories often deceptively give their products a “Made in Israel” label. The European Union wants to move soon to end the practice and appears to be set on a collision course with the country.
→ read full articleFair Trial at Risk: Report Slams Hungary’s New Constitution
Christoph Schult – Der Spiegel,
19 Mar 2012
The new constitution introduced by right-wing Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has been widely criticized as a means for the controversial leader to consolidate his power. A confidential Council of Europe report obtained by SPIEGEL declares that parts of the reform violate basic democratic rights.
→ read full articleFear of the Executioners: The Sinister Power of the Rating Agencies
Michaela Schiessl, Christoph Schult and Thomas Schulz – Der Spiegel,
22 Aug 2011
The most obvious solution — perhaps even the only solution — to break the power of the agencies without also destabilizing the entire financial system would be to remove the rating stipulations from the regulations. This would allow investors to seek alternative sources of information without being bound, for better or for worse, to the agencies’ opinions.
→ read full articleBreaking the Power of the ‘Big Three’
Peter Müller, Michael Sauga and Christoph Schult – Der Spiegel,
18 Jul 2011
German Firm Wants to Set Up New Rating Agency – European politicians are blaming the escalation of the euro crisis on the major rating agencies, and are determined to break the monopoly of the “Big Three.” Supporters of an intiative by a German consulting firm to set up a European rival agency believe that their time has come.
→ read full articleMORE THAN A CUSTOMS DISPUTE: WILL EU PENALIZE EXPORTS FROM ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS?
Ralf Beste and Christoph Schult,
14 Jul 2009
Is Europe really willing to express its aversion to Israeli settlements in the West Bank by slapping customs duties on products made in them? A tax court in Hamburg might soon provide an answer to this touchy issue. The Israeli settlement known as Maale Adumim sits fortress-like atop a red stone plateau. In the Bible, […]
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