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EU banking union Economic recovery UK, EU & the City

What a banking union means for Europe
Essay by Philip Whyte, 05 December 2012
Economic recovery requires a better deal for labour
Policy brief by Simon Tilford, 05 November 2012
Britain, Europe and the City of London: Can the triangle be managed?
Essay by Philip Whyte, 20 July 2012

Eurozone policy-makers place a big bet

Insight by Simon Tilford, 13 March 2012

The ECB's decision to lend almost unlimited amounts of money to Europe's banks has bought the eurozone some time. But there is risk that time will be wasted.
Europe's growth strategy: All supply and no demand

Insight by Philip Whyte, 27 February 2012

Europe's growth performance since 2008 has been abject. The reason is that fiscal policy has done too little to offset the impact of deleveraging in the private sector.
France: Why the self-flagellation?

Insight by Simon Tilford, 10 February 2012

France has its economic weaknesses. But in some important respects its model holds out better prospects for a return to economic growth across the eurozone than does Germany's.
Greece's real challenge

Insight by Katinka Barysch, 03 February 2012

Greece's new bail-out package needs less austerity and more structural reforms. A bloated and immobile public sector remains a drag on growth.
The Baltic states and Ireland are not a model for Italy and Spain

Insight by Simon Tilford, 27 January 2012

Were Italy and Spain to emulate the Baltics states and Ireland, the implications for the European economy and the future of the euro would be devastating.
The European fallacy of Ireland and the Baltics

Opinion piece by Ambrose Evans-pritchard
The Daily Telegraph, 27 January 2012

Another excellent paper by Simon Tilford from the Centre for European Reform.
Why an EU financial transactions tax is a red herring

Bulletin article by Philip Whyte, 26 January 2012

Ever since it was first mooted in the 1970s, a financial transactions tax (FTT) has often been thought of as an interesting idea that cannot work in practice (because it needs to be adopted universally if it is not to be undermined by tax arbitrage).
Needed: A growth strategy for Europe

Bulletin article by Simon Tilford, 26 January 2012

The struggle to address the eurozone crisis means that Europe's unprecedented economic malaise is receiving far too little attention. To the extent that the EU has a growth strategy it relies heavily on the adoption of structural reforms in the crisis-hit eurozone economies.

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