Paper prepared for, and presented at, the informal ECOFIN meeting of EU finance ministers in Malta on 8 April 2017. The paper is available here. Executive summary Africa’s population is projected to reach almost 2.5 bill...
I participated in the Brüssel Inside talkshow of ORF. Here is the link. I also participated in BBC4, The World Tonight talkshow on Friday, 24 March. The podcast is here ...
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, which started the process of European integration. This presents an opportunity to reflect on the progress that has been made so far, and to disc...
The Commission’s White Paper on the future of the EU sets out five scenarios, but misses some of the fundamental questions facing Europe. How should the EU interact with its neighbourhood? How can we manage the ten...
This opinion piece was published by Nikkei Veritas, Nikkei, Il Sole 24 Ore, and other newspapers. The U.S. and Europe are more than allies. They share a long-standing and multifaceted partnership. And the future of U.S.-...