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German EU policy Vote on Syria The EU & Egypt

Continuity and change in Germany's EU policy
Insight by Charles Grant, 06 September 2013
The Commons vote on Syria: The world turned upside down
Insight by Ian Bond, 04 September 2013
Europe's struggle for influence in Egypt
Insight by Rem Korteweg, 23 August 2013

How can the EU influence China?

Insight by Charles Grant
07 January 2013

The EU would have more influence in China if its governments were more willing to work together and if it focused on a few key objectives.
Sound public finances require more than low budget deficits

Insight by Simon Tilford
04 January 2013

Small budget deficits are no guarantee of sustainable public finances: Europe needs higher inflation and growth if it is to stem the rise in public debt.
Time to stop the EIB's carbon subsidies

Insight by Stephen Tindale
20 December 2012

The European Investment Bank (EIB) lends half its annual energy pot to efficiency and renewables. But it is still lending to coal. This is inconsistent with climate policies.
Europe's future in an age of austerity

Briefing note by John Springford, Philip Whyte, Simon Tilford
18 December 2012

The CER invited leading economists and policy-makers to debate the implications of fiscal austerity for economic, political and monetary stability.
A multi-tier Europe? The political consequences of the euro crisis

Briefing note by Katinka Barysch
07 December 2012

Euro members must integrate more to save the single currency. But will a two-tier EU destroy the single market and lose the support of the people?
How to expand renewable energy after 2020

Policy brief by Stephen Tindale
07 December 2012

The EU should set targets for renewable energy for 2030 and the end of each subsequent decade, to reach full reliance on renewables by 2060.
What a banking union means for Europe

Essay by Philip Whyte
05 December 2012

A full banking union is needed to stabilise the eurozone. However, even an embryonic union could drive a wedge between the eurozone and the EU-27.
Europe's youth job crisis

Insight by Katinka Barysch
30 November 2012

Some 14 million young people in the EU are not in work or education. German-style apprenticeships and flexible labour markets could help them get jobs.