Ireland and Germany : Partners in European Recovery

DUBLIN - May 28, 2014 - PRLog -- Sacrifices made by the Irish people were crucial not only to Ireland’s recovery but to the recovery of the Euro and European economy. However, high levels of public and private debt remain obstacles to a lasting recovery. That’s according to a new book Ireland and Germany : Partners in European Recovery which was launched in Dublin by Finance Minister Michael Noonan.

Ireland and Germany : Partners in European Recovery also highlights Ireland’s competitive business model – at a time of growing scrutiny.

With a foreword from An Taoiseach, a conclusion from An Tánaiste and contributions from NTMA Chief Executive Officer John Corrigan, Central Bank Deputy Governor Stefan Gerlach and Minister of State Brian Hayes, the book contains chapters from leading figures in finance, business and government.

Published as a dual-language English and German text, this book tells the remarkable story of Ireland’s recovery and shows how vital it was to the broader European recovery. It stresses how continued success in attracting Foreign Direct Investment and exports – and the business model on which they are built – are both critical to maintaining these recoveries.

“Greece and Portugal are now gradually but thankfully emerging from crisis. While the efforts of their people are critical to that, the Irish people led the way by example - a fact that should be borne in mind when considering the obstacle that remains to lasting recovery - Ireland’s debt burden”, Irish German Chamber CEO Ralf Lissek said.

As well as charting Ireland’s recovery, this new initiative also addresses some remaining challenges to a lasting recovery including access to credit, renewing momentum on spending control and reform, keeping taxes as low as possible, developing the SME sector and developing the third level education sector.

Published on 9 May, Ireland and Germany : Partners in European Recovery is available from all good bookshops and at www.oaktreepress.com. Paperback €14.99 / eBook €9.99.

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List of Authors

Ralf Lissek, AHK Dublin (German--‐Irish Chamber of Industry and Commerce), Chief Executive Officer and initiator of this book

John Corrigan, National Treasury Management Agency, Chief Executive

Dr. Jack Golden, CRH, Organisation Development Director

Frank Mee, Allianz Worldwide Care, Director of Finance and Information Technology

Dr. Peter Breuer, IMF, Economist, Resident Representative to Ireland

Marc Coleman, Economist, broadcaster, former ECB economist

Brian Hayes, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Minister of State

Dr. Stefan Gerlach, Central Bank of Ireland, Deputy Governor

Werner Schwanberg, WGZ Bank Ireland, Managing Director

Christoph Müller, AerLingus, Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Eric Schweitzer, Deutsche Industrie--und Handelskammertag (DIHK), President.

Dr.Joachim Pfeiffer, CDU/CSU party, Spokesperson for the Committee for the Economy and Energy

Dr.Volker Treier, Deutsche Industrie-und Handelskammertag (DIHK), Deputy CEO

For further information or if you would like a review copy, please contact Anne Kennedy at

00 353 21 4313 855 or anne.kennedy@oaktreepress.com.