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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?
  • Europe doesn’t lack funds, just political will
    Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
    Financial Times, 26 September 2011

    The following article was written in response to 'Only the IMF can solve eurozone crisis' by Ragharam Rajan, published in the Financial Times, 26 September 2011.
  • Het einde van de euro
    Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
    NRC Weekend, 25 September 2011

    De beleidsmakers van de eurozone, en vooral de Duitsers en de Nederlanders, zijn niet in staat gebleken uit te stijgen boven hun overmoed en morele betweterij, zodat de eurozone maar heel weinig munitie heeft om de komende financiële storm te trotseren.

  • The euro: Reaching the endgame?
    Insight by Simon Tilford, 19 September 2011

    Eurozone policy-makers have dug in their feet, preferring to deepen the crisis than admit their mistakes. Unless reason trumps moral posturing soon, dissolution of the eurozone is inevitable.
  • La via maestra degli eurobond
    Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
    Il sole 24 Ore, 10 August 2011

    Le debolezze istituzionali dell'eurozona sono state messe a nudo. Il tentativo di attuare una politica monetaria comune senza un Tesoro comune è fallito.

  • Eurobonds or bust
    Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
    Project Syndicate, 08 August 2011

    The eurozone’s institutional weaknesses have been laid bare. The attempt to run a common monetary policy without a common treasury has failed.

  • A real threat of stagnation
    Opinion piece by Simon Tilford
    The Voice of Russia, 08 August 2011

    In Europe, or in the US more particularly, we are seeing investors are losing confidence in the ability of various economies, various governments to service their debts.

  • Eurozone crisis: Can contagion to Italy be arrested?
    Insight by Philip Whyte, 05 August 2011

    The eurozone's debt crisis has spread to Italy. It is becoming increasingly doubtful that much-needed domestic economic reforms will be sufficient to restore market confidence in the country.
  • Was the euro summit a game changer?
    Bulletin article by Philip Whyte, 01 August 2011

    The pattern is now familiar. After prolonged and very public bickering, European leaders convene in Brussels to try and restore flagging confidence in the eurozone.