Thursday, March 31, 2011

Europe's damaging obsession with 'competitiveness'

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by Simon Tilford Many European policy-makers and business leaders believe that a country's economic growth prospects depend on its abi...
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Turkey, the EU and the Mediterranean uprisings

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by Katinka Barysch The revolts in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya have brought home to many people that Turkey has become a force to be reckoned ...
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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

What cuts in US defence budget will mean for the transatlantic alliance

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by Tomas Valasek The US defence budget seems set to fall as Washington begins to restore order in its finances. Spending on the military h...
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Thursday, February 17, 2011

The EU’s new politics of movement

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by Hugo Brady The freedom enjoyed by EU citizens to live and work in each others' countries is a unique liberty. It is the basis arou...
Friday, February 11, 2011

Eurozone governance and the Berlin consensus

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by Philip Whyte A broad consensus appears to have emerged across northern Europe on what ails the eurozone. The region's current predi...
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Friday, January 28, 2011

Ireland’s election and the EU: From poster child to enfant terrible?

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by Hugo Brady Ireland will elect a new government on February 25th to replace a discredited administration loathed by most Irish voters. A...
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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Can Greece be saved?

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by Katinka Barysch Will Greece have to restructure its debt? Among most West European economists and investors, this now seems to be a for...
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Monday, January 17, 2011

Euro crisis: In defence of investors

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by Simon Tilford The eurozone’s fiscal position is better than the US and UK, and the crisis-hit members of the currency union are doing m...
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Thursday, January 13, 2011

Reflections on Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa and the euro

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By Charles Grant At the end of last year, Europe lost Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, an eminent central banker and economist, and one of the foun...
Friday, December 17, 2010

Has Ukraine lost appetite for reforms?

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In a study on Ukraine published in October, the CER gave President Viktor Yanukovich credit for passing difficult economic reforms but crit...