Opinion pieces

  • The euro's success requires liberalisation, by Philip Whyte
    The Wall Street Journal, 26 August 2010

    Critics of the euro zone have long claimed that it suffers from structural flaws that threaten its long-term survival. The Greek sovereign-debt crisis has done much to vindicate these misgivings.

  • Der Härtetest kommt erst noch, by Philip Whyte
    Handelsblatt, 16 August 2010

    Deutschlands Wachstum im zweiten Quartal war außergewöhnlich. Das Wachstumstempo beizubehalten wird aber sehr schwierig, sagt Philip Whyte, vom Londoner Think-Tank Centre for European Reform.

  • EU must co-ordinate its defence needs, by Clara Marina O'Donnell
    The Guardian, 15 August 2010

    Most European countries are making drastic cuts to their defence spending. Several, including Britain, are contemplating giving up significant chunks of their military equipment.

  • Germany's euro advantage, by Simon Tilford
    International Herald Tribune, 13 July 2010

    Prior to the introduction of the euro, European economies running big trade deficits routinely devalued their currencies against the Deutschmark and other currencies tied to it. This prompted allegations of beggar-thy-neighbor activity and even calls for protectionism.

  • Merkels bezuiniging is onverantwoordelijk, by Simon Tilford
    NRC Handelsblad, 14 June 2010

    Het Duitse besluit om sterk te gaan bezuinigingen is volkomen verkeerd. De Duitsers moeten juist gaan consumeren, betoogt Simon Tilford.

  • Tory Euroscepticism is being sidelined, by Charles Grant
    The Guardian, 14 May 2010

    For those of us who hope Britain will engage constructively with the EU, the formation of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition is good news.

  • Europa und Großbritannien: "Wie soll das funktionieren?", by Katinka Barysch
    Die Presse.com, 13 May 2010

    Nirgendwo klaffen die Positionen zwischen den britischen Konservativen und Liberaldemokraten weiter auseinander als in der Europapolitik. In der Koalitionsvereinbarung ist dem Thema ein eigenes Kapital gewidmet.

  • EU learnt from Greek experience, by Simon Tilford
    Financial Times, 09 May 2010

    Sir, Lex on the Portuguese bail-out (May 4) implies that the International Monetary Fund would have imposed more rigorous criteria on the crisis-hit country than the “soft-touch” European Union.