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What a banking union means for Europe
Essay by Philip Whyte, 05 December 2012
Alice in euroland: What political union for the single currency?
Insight by Philip Whyte, 09 October 2012
Has the eurozone reached the limits of the politically possible?
Insight by Simon Tilford, 12 July 2012

Eurozone slump derails Britain's economic strategy

Insight by Simon Tilford, 28 January 2013

The British government's drive to rebalance the UK economy has foundered on falling exports to the EU; UK exports to the rest of the world are booming.
Has the ECB done enough to save the euro?

Insight by John Springford, 25 January 2013

The ECB may have done enough to stop euro break-up for now, but markets are likely to test its willingness to buy government debt.
Europe places too much faith in supply-side policies

Insight by Simon Tilford, 18 January 2013

The damage done to Europe's growth potential by very low investment and mass unemployment is likely to offset the benefits of structural reforms.
Europe's future in an age of austerity

Briefing note by John Springford, Philip Whyte, Simon Tilford, 18 December 2012

The CER invited leading economists and policy-makers to debate the implications of fiscal austerity for economic, political and monetary stability.
A multi-tier Europe? The political consequences of the euro crisis

Briefing note by Katinka Barysch, 07 December 2012

Euro members must integrate more to save the single currency. But will a two-tier EU destroy the single market and lose the support of the people?
What a banking union means for Europe

Essay by Philip Whyte, 05 December 2012

A full banking union is needed to stabilise the eurozone. However, even an embryonic union could drive a wedge between the eurozone and the EU-27.
Germany's opposition and the euro crisis

Bulletin article by Katinka Barysch, 26 November 2012

Although Germany’s next general election is not scheduled until October 2013, the campaign started in earnest on 28 September 2012.
Eurozone: Trouble in the core?

Bulletin article by Simon Tilford, 26 November 2012

Many people lazily assume that the eurozone is now split into a strong, prosperous core and a weak, depressed periphery.

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