Aldea. E. (2014) Five minutes with Eva Aldea: “A ‘Fortress Europe’ accessible only to those within would be as much of a failure of the European project as dissolution of the Union”, LSE EUROPP Interview, 07 Ιουλίου.   Can philosophy offer practical solutions to some of the key issues faced by the European Union? In an interview with EUROPP’s editor Stuart Brown, Eva Aldea discusses the role of philosophy in …Read More

De Grauwe, P. (2014) “Revisiting the pain in Spain“, VoxEU Organisation, 07 Ιουλίου.   There has been a stark contrast between the experiences of Spain and the UK since the Global Crisis. This column argues that although the ECB’s Outright Monetary Transactions policy has been instrumental in reducing Spanish government bond yields, it has not made the Spanish fiscal position sustainable. Although the UK has implemented less austerity than Spain …Read More

Tzogopoulos, G. (2014) “Britain Outside Europe? The Greek View, Athens will only have to lose with Brexit“, IP Journal, German Council on Foreign Relations, 25 Ιουνίου.   A country suffering an unprecedented economic, political, and social crisis and struggling to find its way out of the labyrinth this has created naturally seeks to avoid additional trouble at the European level. A potential Brexit might not only put Grexit back on …Read More

Μπαφούνης, Η. (2014) “Ευρώπη και σκεπτικισμός: Η Ε.Ε χωρισμένη στα δύο“, Άρθρο Γνώμης, Διαδικτυακή Εφημερίδα Επτά Ημέρες, 02 Ιουνίου.   30 Μαρτίου 2014, β’ γύρος δημοτικών εκλογών στην Γαλλία. Το ακροδεξιό Εθνικό Μέτωπο της Μαρίν Λε Πεν κερδίζει τουλάχιστον 14 πόλεις, τις περισσότερες από ποτέ, και αφήνει τους σοσιαλιστές του Φρανσουά Ολάντ να διαχειριστούν την αποδεδειγμένη ήττα τους.  Τα αποτελέσματα αποδεικνύουν ότι η άνοδος των ευρωσκεπτικιστών στην Ευρώπη συνεχίζεται με …Read More

Aizenman, J. (2014) “The euro crisis: Muddling through, or on the way to a more perfect euro union?“, VoxEU Organisation, 03 Ιουλίου.   After a promising first decade, the Eurozone faced a severe crisis. This column looks at the Eurozone’s short history through the lens of an evolutionary approach to forming new institutions. German dominance has allowed the euro to achieve a number of design objectives, and this may continue …Read More

Melitz, J. (2014) “Why Europe Needs Two Euros, Not One“, VoxEU Organisation, 02 Ιουλίου.   As the Eurozone cautiously implements stabilising reforms, Germany is forced to go further with concessions than it would prefer. This column suggests that it would be beneficial for discontented members to consider the formation of a second monetary union. The second euro can be constructed better than the first, bringing the discontented members exchange-rate adjustments …Read More

Waterworth, J. (2014) “Europe’s Digital Reactionaries“, Project Syndicate, 01 Ιουλίου.   Many European politicians praise the Internet. Unfortunately, their lofty rhetoric often rings hollow. While calling for a strong digital agenda in one breath, the same politicians, supported by protectionist interests at home, often argue for putting a brake on the Internet’s “disruption” by imposing strict new regulation. Such double-talk is misguided. If Europe is to prosper in the twenty-first …Read More

Favell, A. (2014) “The UK has been one of the main beneficiaries from free movement of labour in the EU“, LSE EUROPP, 01 Ιουλίου.   Free movement of labour across the EU has become a controversial issue in several European countries, with parties such as UKIP and the Front National calling for restrictions on EU immigration. Adrian Favell writes on the debate over the issue within the UK. He argues …Read More

Mody, A. (2014) “In response: Aligning national interests in Europe’s monetary union – answering comments on my Opinion ‘Europe has wasted a good crisis’“, Bruegel Institute, 01 Ιουλίου.   In my opinion published on Friday, I argued that a growing east-west divide, a core-periphery rift, the rise of extremist parties and the adoption of extremist rhetoric and their policy agenda by the mainstream parties are reshaping the concept of Europe. …Read More

Perkowski, N. (2014) “Strengthening EU border security won’t stop the deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean“, LSE EUROPP, 01 Ιουλίου.   On 30 June, a fishing boat containing the bodies of thirty people was found heading for Italy, once again highlighting the problem of migrant deaths in the Mediterranean. As Nina Perkowski writes, the incident came at a time when Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi had been pushing for the …Read More