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It’s the politics Britain's EU ties EU banking union

It's the politics, stupid!
Bulletin article by Simon Tilford, 25 March 2013
Do Britain's European ties damage its prosperity?
Essay by Philip Whyte, 22 March 2013
What a banking union means for Europe
Essay by Philip Whyte, 05 December 2012

A childish take on the eurozone crisis

Bulletin article by Philip Whyte, 02 August 2010

In the 1970's, a group of young professionals in Washington formed a baby-sitting co-operative. The way it worked was simple. Couples who wanted an evening out could call on other parents to look after their children.
Germany, the euro and the politics of the bail-out

Briefing note by Katinka Barysch, 28 June 2010

Germany agreed to support its eurozone partners only slowly and reluctantly. Domestic political constraints and Angela Merkel's caution were partly to blame.
Merkels bezuiniging is onverantwoordelijk

Opinion piece 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.
The eurozone retreats into a beggar-thy-neighbour cul-de-sac

Insight by Simon Tilford, 14 June 2010

Almost every member of the eurozone is rushing to slash public spending. While there is no doubting the scale of the fiscal challenge, the eurozone economy is not strong enough to cope with the contractionary effects of a generalised budgetary tightening.
Eurozone governance: Why the Commission is right

Insight by Philip Whyte, 04 June 2010

The collapse of market confidence sparked by the parlous state of Greece’s public finances is forcing the EU to review how the eurozone is run. This is entirely welcome.
The euro's reality gap

Bulletin article by Simon Tilford, 01 June 2010

Europe faces a critical choice between greater integration or disintegration. The gap between the rhetoric of a united Europe and the reality of national interests and politics has always dogged the EU.
Business leaders risk discrediting markets

Insight by Simon Tilford, 13 May 2010

Despite their battered reputation, markets remain the best way of generating economic growth. But the market economy faces a crisis of legitimacy brought about by rising inequality and a breakdown of the relationship between risk and reward.
Closing the gap between rhetoric and reality is key to the euro's survival

Insight by Simon Tilford, 10 May 2010

Europe faces a critical choice between greater integration and disintegration. The gap between the rhetoric of a united and integrated Europe and the reality of national interests and politics has always dogged Europe.

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