Mody, A., (2013), “A Schuman compact for the euro area”, Bruegel, Bruegel Essay and Lecture Series, Νοέμβριος. Five years of crisis have pushed Europe to take emergency financial measures to cushion the free fall of distressed countries. However, efforts to turn the crisis into a spur for “an ever closer union” have met with political resistance to the surrender of fiscal sovereignty. If such a union remains elusive, a perpetual …Read More

Rodrigues, M.J., (2013), “Youth unemployment, socio-economic divergences and fiscal capacity in the euro area”, Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute, Policy Paper No.101, Νοέμβριος. While the European Heads of States and Governments, institutions, and social partners meet at the High level conference on youth employment in Paris, Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute publishes a Policy Paper on these issues, by Maria João Rodrigues, member of our board of directors. …Read More

Coulter, S., (2013), “Investing in Europe’s physical and knowledge infrastructure”, Policy Network, 21 Οκτωβρίου. Europe would benefit from extra investment in both its physical and knowledge infrastructure – the two are necessities, not alternatives.  But what are the political choices and impediments to an EU investment and growth agenda? With Europe’s debt crisis receding for the moment and the economic numbers slowly ticking up, heads are beginning to lift up …Read More

Theophanous, A., (2013), “The way out of the Cyprus economic crisis”, Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute, Policy Paper 96, Σεπτέμβριος. This policy paper presents the current situation in Cyprus, and proposes two scenarii of a way out of the Cyprus economic crisis: a reframing of the current Troika’s philosophy, or an eventual temporary exit from the euro area. After having analysed the current economic, political and social situation of …Read More