The end of the crisis in 2013 and the recovery?

The end of the crisis and the recovery in the EU has been the message sent from EU politicians during these last weeks of the year.

Why? Do they have privileged information that we, lay people, lack?

I cannot help to read newspapers and opinions and watching news….and there is no pick no recovery no boost for the economy from the valley that our economies are in.

Is there any hope for northern Europe at least? Bad news, France society trusted in Mr.Hollande, trusted in a change, more state, more aids, more subsidizes, and a different point of view of the EU facing up Germany and its policies. No one of his policies have worked so far, the economy is falling, and Germany keeps ruling the EU,…

http://www.economist.com/news/business/21564898-envy-germany%E2%80%99s-medium-sized-family-firms-sparks-desire-emulate-them

http://www.economist.com/news/21566384-presidential-choice-be-fran%C3%A7ois-schr%C3%B6der-or-jacques-hollande-frances-wake-up-call

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/high-youth-unemployment-and-poverty-in-france-breed-hopelessness-a-872943.html

And, what about Germany? The last article I read ( http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/berlin-plan-hints-future-austerity-measures-for-germany-a-874377.html )

is not quite encouraging, that added to others…. If Germany is thinking of starting austerity measures, we (the other Member States of the EU) would do well to consider a purchase of a tighter belt.