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

Insight by Hugo Brady
28 January 2011

Ireland will elect a new government on February 25th to replace a discredited administration loathed by most Irish voters. At first sight, it seems unlikely the election will re-open the fundamentals of a bail-out agreed with fellow eurozone members and the IMF last November.
Can Greece be saved?

Insight by Katinka Barysch
20 January 2011

Will Greece have to restructure its debt? Among most West European economists and investors, this now seems to be a foregone conclusion.
Delivering energy savings and efficiency

Policy brief by Stephen Tindale
19 January 2011

The EU should not waste its time arguing about whether to make its energy efficiency targets binding. Instead, it should focus on practical steps to improve energy efficiency.
Euro crisis: In defence of investors

Insight by Simon Tilford
17 January 2011

The eurozone’s fiscal position is better than the US and UK, and the crisis-hit members of the currency union are doing more to strengthen their public finances than either of these countries.
Reflections on Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa and the euro

Insight by Charles Grant
13 January 2011

At the end of last year, Europe lost Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa, an eminent central banker and economist, and one of the founding fathers of the euro.