Monday, January 28, 2013

Eurozone slump derails Britain's economic strategy

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The British government's attempt to rebalance the UK economy has failed. In 2012, the deficit on the country's current account (the ...
Friday, January 25, 2013

Has the ECB done enough to save the euro?

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On July 26th 2012, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi told a London conference of bankers: “the ECB is ready to do whatever it tak...
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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Cameron’s optimistic, risky and ambiguous strategy

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David Cameron has promised that if the Conservatives win the next election, they will renegotiate the terms of Britain’s EU membership and t...
Friday, January 18, 2013

Europe places too much faith in supply-side policies

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Supply-side thinking now dominates European economic policy. Most governments, and the European Commission, argue that attempts to boost dem...
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Monday, January 07, 2013

How can the EU influence China?

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For the EU, China matters more than any other emerging power. Two-way trade in goods between them amounted to €429 billion in 2011. Diplom...
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Friday, January 04, 2013

Sound public finances require more than low budget deficits

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The European Commission and the European Central Bank like to compare the eurozone's budget deficit and overall level of public indebt...
Thursday, December 20, 2012

Time to stop the EIB’s carbon subsidies

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The European Investment Bank (EIB) is greener than it used to be – it now lends half its annual energy pot to energy efficiency and renewa...
Friday, November 30, 2012

Europe’s youth job crisis

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Youth unemployment rates in some EU countries are scandalously high. Many EU countries are hoping to copy the success of the German apprenti...
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Thursday, November 15, 2012

How to confront the carbon crunch

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Emissions of damaging carbon dioxide within the EU have fallen over the last two decades, but not primarily due to climate action policies. ...
Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Much ado about little: Britain and the EU budget

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As almost all European governments are cutting spending, it is hardly a surprise that the EU’s budget is under fire. The European Commission...
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