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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

Peut-on croire Draghi?

Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
Les Echos, 05 September 2012

LE CERCLE. Mario Draghi, le président de la Banque Centrale Européenne, a affirmé à plusieurs reprises que la BCE ferait tout ce qui est nécessaire pour sauver l'euro.
Can Draghi be believed?

Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
Project Syndicate, 03 September 2012

LONDON – Mario Draghi, the president of the European Central Bank, has repeatedly claimed that the ECB will do everything necessary to save the euro.
How seriously can investors take Draghi's assurances?

Insight by Simon Tilford, 31 August 2012

The ECB's upcoming programme of government bond purchases will not be big enough to dispel investors' fears that troubled euro members might quit the currency union.
Will a new German constitution save the euro?

Insight by Katinka Barysch, 29 August 2012

German politicians from government and opposition want a referendum on a new pro-European constitution. But this does not mean that Berlin is preparing for eurobonds.
Has the eurozone reached the limits of the politically possible?

Insight by Simon Tilford, 12 July 2012

The limited measures agreed at June's summit are unlikely to take effect, suggesting that the eurozone has already reached the limits of the politically possible.
Needed: A Franco-German concordat

Insight by Charles Grant, 27 June 2012

The euro needs a Franco-German bargain: Germany must swallow eurobonds and a banking union, while France must let the EU have a say on its budget.
Only a Franco-German bargain can save the euro

Opinion piece by Charles Grant
The Guardian, 25 June 2012

Merkel and Hollande don't trust each other, but they must find a way of working together – and the markets may not wait long.
Germany's own goal: Why Berlin's sense of invulnerability will be its undoing

Insight by Simon Tilford, 22 June 2012

Germany’s strategy for dealing with the euro crisis is maximising, not minimising, risks to the country’s economic and political interests.

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