Katan, Μ. (2014) “Moldova in Integration Vectors“, European Dialogue, 27 December 2013. In Moldova, began an active struggle for change integration vector with the EU’s customs union. Ruling alliance , which intends to August next year sign an association agreement and the creation of a free economic zone with the EU , attacking from three sides: from the east – Transnistria, in the south – Gagauz autonomy , in …Read More
Cuperus, R. (2014) “The secret mission of Frans Timmermans“, Policy Network, 17 September. Frans Timmermans is now Juncker’s number two in the new European Commission. Formally in charge of ‘Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights,’ his more difficult undertaking will likely be the informal task of keeping the UK in the EU Last year, the Kings’s Speech (Speech from the Throne, …Read More
Hill, S. (2014) “Why Merkel’s Foreign Policy For Eastern Europe Is Failing“, Social Europe Journal, 23 September. The fragile cease-fire in eastern Ukraine provides an opportunity for political leaders to reflect on how we arrived at this dangerous place of Cold War-like tensions between Russia, Europe and the United States. From Washington DC to Berlin to Warsaw, western leaders are scrambling to figure out where to go from here. Chancellor …Read More
Spence, M. (2014) “Europe’s Bargain“, Project Syndicate, 19 September. In July, the European Commission published its sixth report on economic, social, and territorial cohesion (a term that can be roughly translated as equality and inclusiveness). The report lays out a plan for substantial investment – €450 billion ($583 billion) from three European Union funds – from 2014 to 2020. Given today’s difficult economic and fiscal conditions, where public-sector investment …Read More
The European Magazine: Conversations, Interview with Philippe Legrain, “Germany is undermining future growth”, 20 Σεπτεμβρίου 2014. Europe is experiencing one of its biggest crises ever. As former chief economic adviser to Manuel Barroso, Philippe Legrain was right at the heart of it. He told Christoph Hosang why the policy response to the eurozone crisis has been catastrophic and what kind of alternative approach is needed. © Private Photo …Read More
Darvas, Z. & Wolff, B. G. (2014) “So far apart and yet so close: Should the ECB care about inflation differentials?“, Bruegel Institute, 22 September. Inflation rates can differ across regions of monetary unions. We show that in the euro area, the US, Canada, Japan and Australia, inflation rates have been substantially and persistently different in different regions. Differences were particularly substantial in the euro area. Inflation differences can …Read More
Sutherland, P. (2014) “Dying for Europe“, Project Syndicate, 19 September. This summer, a gruesome tragedy unfolded aboard a ship in the Mediterranean Sea. Twenty-nine men, women, and children fleeing crisis-torn countries succumbed to engine fumes in the vessel’s hold. As 60 others scrambled to escape, the human traffickers carrying them to Europe stabbed them and threw them into the sea off the coast of Lampedusa. Eventually, a Danish petrol …Read More
Sonntag, Α. (2014) “Is the peace narrative really obsolete?“, EU-Asia Institute, ESSCA School of Management, 22 September. Efforts such as Rethinking Economics and The Institute for New Economic Thinking are noteworthy attempts to, as INET says, “broaden and accelerate the development of new economic thinking that can lead to solutions for the great challenges of the 21st century. The havoc wrought by our recent global financial crisis has vividly …Read More
Thoma, M. (2014) “Can New Economic Thinking Solve the Next Crisis?“, The Fiscal Times, 16 September. Efforts such as Rethinking Economics and The Institute for New Economic Thinking are noteworthy attempts to, as INET says, “broaden and accelerate the development of new economic thinking that can lead to solutions for the great challenges of the 21st century. The havoc wrought by our recent global financial crisis has vividly demonstrated …Read More
Johnston, A. & Regan, A. (2014) “The absence of national adjustment tools is the reason why Eurozone countries continue to struggle“, LSE EUROPP, 22 September. The Eurozone continues to experience low growth, while unemployment remains a substantial problem in several European states. Alison Johnston and Aidan Regan write that despite these issues, the European policy response has remained broadly similar since the crisis: reducing public spending and imposing structural …Read More
