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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 crisis: What steps should be taken to move forward?

Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
The Voice of Russia, 20 June 2012

Interview with Simon Tilford – chief economist at the Centre for European Reform coming to us all the way from London.
O efeito dominó que ameaça a Espanha e a zona do euro

Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
Carta Maior, 19 June 2012

Em entrevista à Carta Maior, Simon Tilford, economista chefe do Centre for European Reform, defende a necessidade de uma massiva injeção fiscal na eurozona, sem a qual a Espanha terá que pedir um resgate este ano.
Germans, the euro and the painful truth

Opinion piece by Charles Grant
International Herald Tribune, 12 June 2012

Will the Germans save the euro? Many people within the European Union and further afield are urging Berlin to take bold steps to secure the currency’s future. They have become frustrated by the Germans' apparent inaction.
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.

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