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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

Ousting Greece will not bring catharsis

Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
The International Herald Tribune, 06 June 2012

How the eurozone handles Greece will determine whether the single currency survives - and hence the future of the European Union as a whole.
Some sorts of austerity are better than others

Insight by John Springford, 01 June 2012

Governments in the eurozone's periphery are making indiscriminate cuts. Reducing spending that does little to support demand and recycling it into investment would help.
Greece and the eurozone: Managing the crisis

Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
Open democracy, 29 May 2012

How the eurozone handles Greece will determine whether or not the single currency survives - and hence the future of the European Union as a whole.
A Greek exit will not be cathartic

Bulletin article by Simon Tilford, 25 May 2012

How the eurozone handles Greece will determine whether or not the single currency survives – and hence the future of the EU as a whole.
Ireland's fiscal treaty referendum: (More) fear and loathing in the eurozone?

Briefing note by Hugo Brady, 11 May 2012

Ireland votes on the EU’s new fiscal compact on May 31st. Hugo Brady assesses the chances of a Yes and the consequences of a No.
Germany's choice: Higher inflation or sovereign defaults

Insight by Simon Tilford, 09 May 2012

Germany faces a choice between higher inflation or a wave of sovereign defaults culminating in either a transfer union or the collapse of the eurozone.
Ihr selbstgerechten Deutschen!

Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
Die Zeit, 30 April 2012

Wenn es um die Krise in der Euro-Zone geht, lautet die herrschende Erzählung in Deutschland wie folgt: Es gibt keine Krise des Euro, denn dieser war ein Erfolg. Wenn einige Staaten im Moment in Schwierigkeiten stecken, dann nur deshalb, weil sie an Wettbewerbsfähigkeit verloren und die Maastricht-Kriterien verletzt haben.
Governance reforms have left the euro's flawed structure intact

Insight by Philip Whyte, 18 April 2012

European leaders have presided over a major overhaul of the way the eurozone is run. But the eurozone's basic institutional configuration remains as unstable as ever.

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