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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
  • Alice in euroland: What political union for the single currency?
    Insight by Philip Whyte, 09 October 2012
    Alice in euroland: What political union for the single currency?
  • Has the eurozone reached the limits of the politically possible?
    Insight by Simon Tilford, 12 July 2012
    Has the eurozone reached the limits of the politically possible?
  • Greece: Nowhere to hide
    Insight by Simon Tilford, 08 October 2009

    The Greek economy is on a very dangerous course. Unless the government takes steps to boost productivity and strengthen public finances, Greece faces a bleak future. 
  • Europe's imbalanced response to the financial crisis
    Bulletin article by Philip Whyte, 01 October 2009

    Since last year, politicians and regulators across the G20 have been hard at work trying to place the international financial system on a more stable long-term footing. Many critics believe they are not doing enough.

  • Germany will not drive a European recovery
    Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
    Financial Times, 01 September 2009

    The European Union’s biggest member goes to the polls in less than four weeks. Yet while Germany’s economic prospects rest precariously on a recovery in foreign demand, the campaign has been free of any real debate about the country’s extraordinary export dependence. This is worrying.
  • The wages of recovery
    Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
    The Wall Street Journal, 15 April 2009

    Everywhere in Europe the talk is of the need to cut costs. Companies have no choice but to respond to declining profits by reducing expenses.
  • Ten years on, the eurozone must beware of Greeks bearing debts
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    The Times, 29 March 2009

    Europe's leaders have plenty to fret about. The Czech Government, which holds the EU presidency, has collapsed. The European Commission is battling against the protectionist instincts of some states.
  • What if the eurozone broke up?
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 23 March 2009

    The future of the euro may not be secure, warned the CER’s Simon Tilford in a January 2009 essay. The current economic crisis threatens to exacerbate the tensions within the eurozone, and an insolvent member-state... could default and leave the eurozone.
  • Les crises appellent une figure forte pour l'Europe
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    La Croix, 06 March 2009

    La période actuelle où est mise à l’épreuve la construction européenne exige, pour Charles Grant, non pas davantage de transferts de compétences, mais une personnalité de premier plan face au reste du monde.
  • Wij moeten de zwakke eurolanden helpen
    Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
    NRC Handelsblad, 02 March 2009

    Twaalf maanden geleden leek het nog ondenkbaar dat een EU-lidstaat in een staatsschuldencrisis zou belanden. Toch behoort dit nu tot de mogelijkheden.