EU risks US tariff pain in standing by the WTO
As global trade war continues to unfold, I discuss in this podcast with Bernd Lange MEP and chair of the Committee on International Trade (INTA) of the European Parliament. Bernd Lange expresses his optimism that the EU ...
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Future European priorities
This piece was written for Nikkei Veritas “Budgets are not bookkeeping exercises – they are about priorities and ambition. So let’s first discuss about the Europe we want.” – These are the words of the President of the E...
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A Jamaican Germany could be good for Europe
A shortened version of this opinion piece has been published by the Financial Times. Germany has voted – and the result has been a shock to Germans and to Europe. The AfD – an extremely right wing, and in part neo-nazi, ...
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It is official – Brexit is boring
My latest piece in the Guardian. It is official: Brexit is boring – at least on the continent. As the European commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, delivered his “state of the union” address on Wednesday, setting t...
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Europe must seize this moment of opportunity
This opinion piece was published on Spiegel Online, Le Monde, El Economista and Bruegel. After years of despondency, there is new and positive momentum in Europe. With the French electing Emmanuel Macron and a broad reco...
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Interview in Bulgarian Capital
For my colleagues and friends in Bulgaria, here is my extensive summer interview in Capital.bg....
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Eurozone or EU budget? Confronting a complex political question
This week’s European Commission reflection paper is the latest document to ponder a distinction between EU and euro-area budgets. But do we need to split the two, and what would each budget be used for? In this post, I p...
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How the G20 should change its approach to migration and development in Africa
Versions of this article have also been published in Capital, The Daily Telegraph, Dienas Bizness, Nikkei Asian Review, Nikkei Veritas, Süddeutsche Zeitung. The G20 has recently turned its eyes on Africa. Its fina...
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