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  • Division and indecision over Syria
    Insight by Rem Korteweg, 18 September 2013
    Division and indecision over Syria
  • The future of Europe's economy: Disaster or deliverance?
    Report by Paul De Grauwe, George Magnus, Thomas Mayer, Holger Schmieding, 18 September 2013
    The future of Europe's economy: Disaster or deliverance?
  • Continuity and change in Germany's EU policy
    Insight by Charles Grant, 06 September 2013
    Continuity and change Germany's EU policy

Insights

  • Is Austria the new Finland?
    Is Austria the new Finland?
    Insight by Katinka Barysch
    13 January 2012

    Germany and France tend to pre-cook euro rescue plans. Smaller EU countries resent being sidelined. Slovakia and Finland have threatened vetoes and demanded concessions. Which country is next?
  • The UK & EU foreign policy
    What Europe's new diplomatic service can do for Britain
    Insight by Edward Burke
    10 January 2012

    Following a recent agreement on EU foreign policy the UK should not miss an opportunity to use Europe's new diplomatic service to reinforce British interests.
  • The Commission's energy roadmap is a missed opportunity
    The Commission's energy roadmap is a missed opportunity
    Insight by Stephen Tindale
    22 December 2011

    Instead of modelling scenarios in its 2050 energy roadmap, the Commission should have identified priorities for 2012 action: energy efficiency, ETS and a 2030 renewables target.
  • The UK-EU split: The impact on Central Europe thumbnail
    The UK-EU split: The impact on Central Europe
    Insight by Tomas Valasek
    13 December 2011

    The UK decision to boycott the new EU treaty has left like-minded countries in Central European in weaker position to resist France's etatist tendencies.
  • Britain on the edge of Europe thumbnail
    Britain on the edge of Europe
    Insight by Charles Grant
    09 December 2011

    The Brussels agreement on December 9th will weaken British influence in the EU and could damage the single market.
  • Summit reaction
    EU summit: Enough to save the euro?
    Insight by Simon Tilford
    08 December 2011

    The UK’s decision to marginalise itself by vetoing a new EU-27 treaty has dominated the post-summit media coverage. And for good reason – it could prove a big step towards UK withdrawal from the EU. However, the bigger question is whether the agreement reached at the summit will do anything to address the fundamentals of the euro crisis.
  • The French learn followership thumbnail
    The French learn followership
    Insight by Charles Grant
    30 November 2011

    France is backing Germany’s wish for a new treaty to enshrine strict budgetary discipline. In exchange, it hopes Germany will save the euro.
  • The curious case of German leadership thumbnail
    The curious case of German leadership
    Insight by Katinka Barysch
    29 November 2011

    Is Berlin leading in the euro crisis? Many Germans say it does, by spreading ‘stability culture’ – but not by telling the ECB what to do.