Germany & the EUGerman electionsLessons for the UK
  • Germany’s plans for treaty change – and what they mean for Britain
    Insight by Charles Grant, 28 March 2013
    Germany & Treaty change
  • Germany's opposition and the euro crisis
    Bulletin article by Katinka Barysch, 26 November 2012
    Germany's opposition and the euro crisis
  • Outsiders on the inside: Swiss and Norwegian lessons for the UK
    Policy brief by David Buchan, 24 September 2012
    Outsiders on the inside: Swiss and Norwegian lessons for the UK
  • The political consequences of the euro crisis
    Bulletin article by Katinka Barysch, 01 October 2010

    The eurozone crisis is changing the way the EU works. It is reinforcing a number of trends that had already been visible over the last decade or so: a shift towards a Union in which governments are in the driving seat, large countries matter more than small ones, and more decisions are taken by subsets of member-states.

  • Has Germany become Europe's locomotive?
    Insight by Philip Whyte, 02 September 2010

    The German economy has been growing exceptionally strongly of late. In the second quarter of 2010, it expanded faster than any other economy in the G7 and faster than at any time since the country’s reunification in 1990.

  • Der Härtetest kommt erst noch
    Opinion piece by Philip Whyte
    Handelsblatt, 16 August 2010

    Deutschlands Wachstum im zweiten Quartal war außergewöhnlich. Das Wachstumstempo beizubehalten wird aber sehr schwierig, sagt Philip Whyte, vom Londoner Think-Tank Centre for European Reform.
  • Germany's euro advantage
    Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
    International Herald Tribune, 13 July 2010

    Prior to the introduction of the euro, European economies running big trade deficits routinely devalued their currencies against the Deutschmark and other currencies tied to it. This prompted allegations of beggar-thy-neighbor activity and even calls for protectionism.
  • 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.
  • Tory Euroscepticism is being sidelined
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    The Guardian, 14 May 2010

    For those of us who hope Britain will engage constructively with the EU, the formation of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition is good news.

  • The dangers of a disgruntled Germany
    Insight by Katinka Barysch, 07 May 2010

    Germany has finally agreed to help bail out Greece. The negotiations were acrimonious and took months. Angela Merkel’s hesitation and prevarication have increased the cost of the bail-out and unsettled financial markets.