Inflation!? Germany, the euro area and the European Central Bank
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The EU’s fiscal stance, its recovery fund, and how they relate to the fiscal rules
Joint EU borrowing to boost the recovery, if not treated as national deficit and debt, will substantially ease rules-based fiscal adjustment needs in southern and eastern Europe, but not in western and northern Europe. B...
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The EU can’t separate climate policy from foreign policy
This opinion piece was originally published in Rzeczpospolita, Domani, Le Monde and La Vanguardia. The European Union’s goal of climate neutrality by 2050 is not only a revolutionary exercise in shifting the continent’s ...
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Aiming for zero Covid-19: Europe needs to take action
This opinion piece with nearly 30 signatories was originally published in de Volkskrant, Le Monde, Süddeutsche, La Repubblica, El Pais and Rzeczpospolita on the initiative of Miquel Oliu Barton and Bary Pradelski. by Yan...
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Why has the EU been so slow to roll out a Covid vaccination programme?
This opinion piece was originally published on El País and the Guardian and Süddeutsche Zeitung Europe was not prepared for the pandemic, but it must now learn lessons and use all its financial and political resources. F...
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What do vaccination passports mean for Europe?
To the extent that vaccination against COVID-19 stops individuals infecting others, restrictions on vaccinated individuals’ rights should be lifted: fundamental freedoms should not be limited unnecessarily. Nevertheless,...
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Corporate insolvencies during COVID-19: keeping calm before the storm
This piece is also published in German on Makronom. Historically, economic downturns are associated with increases in business insolvencies. Figure 1 shows that during the Great Financial Crisis, insolvencies increased, ...
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2021: The Year of the EU Recovery Fund
This is part of BRINK’s leadership series, in which we invited a few CEOs and leaders to reflect on the year that just passed and what lies ahead. BrinkNews Link 2020 has been a year of both record-breaking shock and dec...
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Europe should promote a Climate Club after the US elections
This opinion is forthcoming in Handelsblatt, Corriere, El Pais, Helsingin Sanomat, Nikkei Veritas and other outlets. Time has come for Europe, the US and possibly China to create a global “Climate Club”. Global greenhous...
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The scarring effect of COVID-19: youth unemployment in Europe
Even before the pandemic, youth unemployment in the European Union was three times higher than among the over-55s. COVID-19 threatens to undo the last decade of progress: policymakers must act to avoid Europe’s youth suf...
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