Apart from increasingly desperate efforts to save the known universe from financial meltdown, one would be excused for forming the impression that little was happening in Brussels these days.

Where does the Eurozone stand after yesterday's crunch summits?

Peter Boone gave a presentation in Dublin yesterday which described how the EU has evolved from a regime that refused to countenance sovereign default to one where sovereign default is not only allowed in certain circumstances, but is in fact encouraged when politically and economically expedient. 

European Central Bank Executive Board Member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi gave a provocative speech last week on the European debt crisis. 

What are the implications of a Greek default on Ireland and what would happen if Ireland applied a Greek-style haircut to its private bondholders?

The United Nations Environment Programme and the World Resources Institute have produced an excellent joint contribution to the debate on the post-Kyoto international climate regime.

Outgoing ECB President reiterates his call for a European Finance Ministry.

A busy week for the EU's financial reform agenda...

David Marsh offers "a list of five fundamental errors of judgment occurring within EMU; a description of four prime objectives behind monetary union and a brief analysis of how successfully these have been accomplished; and 10 lessons that have been learned."

Read the latest statement of the European Commission / ECB / IMF 'troika' on Ireland's progress under the terms of its 'bailout' programme. 

The 2011 FEPS/TASC Autumn Conference ("From Debt to Recovery") was held on Friday, October 14th and Saturday, October 15th in Croke Park, Dublin. TASC have posted lots of the presentation slides on their website and they are worth a look.