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  • What a banking union means for Europe
    Essay by Philip Whyte, 05 December 2012
    What a banking union means for Europe
  • Economic recovery requires a better deal for labour
    Policy brief by Simon Tilford, 05 November 2012
    Economic recovery requires a better deal for labour
  • Britain, Europe and the City of London: Can the triangle be managed?
    Essay by Philip Whyte, 20 July 2012
    Britain, Europe and the City of London
  • Policing public sector aid
    Bulletin article by Alasdair Murray, 02 February 2004

    Europe's powerful public sector trade unions are campaigning to protect public services from the disciplines of EU competition and state aid laws.
  • Germany – the sick man of Europe?
    Policy brief by Katinka Barysch, 05 December 2003

    Germany was once the economic motor of Europe. Its large domestic market offered business opportunities for its smaller neighbours. Its high-quality machines powered manufacturing all across Europe. Its sound budget policies set the standard for the other EU countries. In the 1980s, however, the German motor began to sputter. It has since come to a standstill.
  • A pact for stability and growth
    Policy brief by Katinka Barysch, 03 October 2003

    The stability and growth pact – the EU’s fiscal rule book – is in tatters. The eurozone’s largest countries, Germany and France, are in breach of the pact, having exceeded the 3 per cent of GDP limit for budget deficits in 2002 and 2003. Theyare likely to do so again in 2004, possibly alongside Portugal and Italy.
  • If it's broken, fix it!
    Bulletin article by Katinka Barysch, 01 October 2003

    Europeans are right to worry about their economy. Forecasters think that the eurozone economy will grow by a paltry 0.5 per cent this year. But the real problem is that Europe's sluggish performance is part of a long-term trend.
  • Old Europe? Demographic change and pension reform
    Report by David Willetts, 05 September 2003

    US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was onto something when he classified the current EU countries as 'old Europe'. Germany, France and Italy together will have more than 70 million people over 60 in 2040. The fact that Europeans are leading longer, healthier lives is to be welcomed.
  • Der Lissabon-Anzeiger: EU Wirtschaftsreformen vor der Osterweiterung
    Working paper by Alasdair Murray, 05 September 2003

    Als sich im März 2000 die EU-Staatschefs zum Gipfel in Lissabon versammelten, schien Europas Wirtschaft am Anfang eines neuen goldenen Zeitalters zu stehen. Die Wachstumsraten waren die höchsten seit nahezu einem Jahrzehnt.
  • Corporate social responsibility in the EU
    Report by Alasdair Murray, 11 July 2003

    Europe wants faster growth. But it also wants social fairness and a healthy environment. This is why companies in the EU are under growing pressure to broaden their focus from pure profits to policies of corporate social responsibility (CSR).
  • Britain and the euro: How to reap the benefits
    Briefing note by Katinka Barysch, 06 June 2003

    The British government predicts that joining the euro would boost domestic investment, employment and growth – provided the economic conditions are right. It has promised to implement measures to ensure that Britain will benefit from the euro.