Συμεωνίδης, Κώστας, (2017), “Ευρωπαϊκό Νομισματικό Ταμείο προκρίνει η Μέρκελ – “Στροφή 180 μοιρών” λόγω Ελλάδας”, Capital.gr, 4 Ιουλίου Παρουσιάζοντας χθες το προεκλογικό πρόγραμμα του κόμματός της ενόψει των ομοσπονδιακών εκλογών της 24ης Σεπτεμβρίου, η Α. Μέρκελ τάχθηκε υπέρ της σύστασης ενός Ευρωπαϊκού Νομισματικού Ταμείου. Σχετικές Αναρτήσεις Καθημερινή, (2017), «Η ΕΚΤ δεν αλλάζει πολιτική λόγω Νότου», Καθημερινή, 30 Μαρτίου Ζήσης Μανούζας: Ποσοτική Χαλάρωση στην Ευρωζώνη: Μακροοικονομική Θεωρία, Προβλήματα Ασυμμετρίας και Πολιτικοί …Read More
Reflecting on how to run €MU more effectively
Begg, Iain, (2017), “Reflecting on how to run €MU more effectively”, LSE EUROPP, 29 Ιουνίου Earlier this year, the European Commission published a consultative White Paper setting out a number of scenarios on the Future of Europe and undertook to nourish the ensuing debates by releasing a series of Reflection Papers on key dimensions of the development of the Union. Among these is the recently-released one on the deepening of …Read More
How Theresa May’s ‘Brexit election’ strategy backfired
Merrick, Jane, (2017), “How Theresa May’s ‘Brexit election’ strategy backfired”, CNN, 9 Ιουνίου It was supposed to be the Brexit Election. When Theresa May announced back in April she was calling a risky snap election, three years before it was necessary, she invited British voters to increase her Conservative government’s majority and give her the strengthened mandate she needed to go into Brexit talks and get a good deal for …Read More
Historical amnesia is undermining European democracy
Rubio, Diego, (2017), “Historical amnesia is undermining European democracy”, LSE EUROPP, 3 Μαΐου Survey evidence suggests there is growing nostalgia toward former authoritarian regimes in a number of European countries. Diego Rubio writes that a degree of historical amnesia is now apparent in European societies, with those individuals who are too young to remember the authoritarian regimes of the past showing more openness toward the creation of authoritarian-like regimes today. …Read More
Italy Is Europe’s Next Big Problem
Giugliano, Ferdinando, (2017), “Italy Is Europe’s Next Big Problem”, Bloomberg View, 2 Μαΐου Emmanuel Macron looks on course to become France’s new president, ending the threat of a euroskeptic at the Elysee. Even if Macron wins, though, it’ll be too soon to celebrate a new phase of stability in the euro zone. Across the Alps, an economic and political storm is brewing — and there’s no sign anyone can stop it. …Read More
How do Progressives Fight Back Against Populism?
Schmidt, Vivie, (2017), “How do Progressives Fight Back Against Populism?”, Social Europe, 12 Απριλίου In recent years, the European Union has suffered through a cascading set of crises, including the Eurozone crisis, the refugee crisis, the security crisis, and Brexit. But rather than bringing the EU together, with concerted responses that would demonstrate its common values on its 60th anniversary, these crises have revealed cross cutting divisions among member states. …Read More
The European Art of the Deal
Harold, James, (2017), “The European Art of the Deal“, Project Syndicate, 5 Απριλίου It has been almost a decade since the 2008 financial crisis, and the confrontational politics that emerged in its aftermath remain ubiquitous in the West. But, despite similarities between the United States and the European Union, differences in how they address social, economic, and fiscal issues have recently been thrown into sharp relief. Σχετικές Αναρτήσεις Barber, Tony, …Read More
Europe’s Reform Opportunity
Van Rompuy, Herman, Emmanouilidis, Janis A., Zulegg. Fabian, (2017), “Europe’s Reform Opportunity”, Project Syndicate, 6 Απριλίου The eurozone crisis is far less dangerous now than during its peak years of 2010-2013. Growth has picked up across the European Union, and five million jobs were created between 2014 and 2017. But the EU banking union remains incomplete, Greece and the Italian banking sector are facing challenges, and the aftershocks of the …Read More
Europe’s Other Populist Problem
Åslund, Anders, (2017), “Europe’s Other Populist Problem”, Project Syndicate, 5 Απριλίου European voters, looking at Donald Trump’s chaotic presidency in the United States and the hard road ahead for a post-Brexit Britain, may be turning away from right-wing populists such as Marine Le Pen in France and Geert Wilders in the Netherlands. But if European governments are to keep their own populists at bay, they will need to implement the …Read More
Brexit Creates Window Of Opportunities For The EU
De Grauwe, Paul, (2017), “Brexit Creates Window Of Opportunities For The EU”, Social Europe, 5 Απριλίου The British government has officially started the “divorce” procedure from the European Union. This procedure must be completed within two years. In April 2019 the UK will cease to be a member of the EU. Most divorces are painful affairs mainly because an agreement has to be found on who pays whom. The same …Read More