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I t is after weeks of declarations and political commitments that France and Germany, in last week’s extraordinary Eurogroup meeting, presented a draft plan on a joint Eurozone budget. French Economy…
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O n 1st June 2018, for the first time in the history of Spain, the government was dismissed by the opposition. The prime minister Mariano Rajoy was forced to leave his…
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I n the real world, unfortunately, there are no superheroes to save the day. When the destiny of the European Union and its achieved level of integration - what is called…
T oday being pro-trade and defending globalisation seem to be out of fashion. After Trump crushed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP), and put the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) under his hammer, it does seem…
P resident Macron in his sweeping vision of the Future of Europe (delivered on the 26th of September) correctly identifies the centrality of the Euro to the long term economic power of Europe.
Through…
I n Perry Anderson’s magisterial book on the European Union, The New Old World, he sums up what has become a perennial conundrum of the soon-to-be 27-member union’s future:
“Democratisation can still be deferred. But…
by Georgia Bachti
Last Monday, Eurozone finance ministers met to discuss the state of play in Greece and approve the next tranche of bailout cash.
With a row between Germany and the IMF impeding a…
by Vincenzo Scarpetta
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble’s lengthy interview with Italian daily La Repubblica, published this morning, has drawn a lot of attention, particularly with regard to his remarks on the future of Eurozone integration.…
W hen German Chancellor Angela Merkel publicly stated that she hopes Emmanuel Macron will win the French presidential elections, few were surprised. Not only have both sides been in regular contact over the past…
by Žiga Turk
There has never been a shortage of thinking about the future of Europe. Last week, the Commission presented its five scenarios. Which is timely, because things are not working as they are. And…