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Opinion piece
30 January 2020
Britain faces a triple contradiction
If Boris Johnson can negotiate agreements that are better than the EU system, it would be a serious challenge for the 27
Jean Pisani-Ferry
Opinion piece
30 January 2020
Europe’s banking union must be cyberproofed
The EU urgently needs to conduct joint preparedness exercises and create uniform information and disclosure requirements that help build a true pan-Eu
Guntram B. Wolff
Opinion piece
29 January 2020
Explaining the triumph of Trump’s economic recklessness
The Trump administration’s economic policy is a strange cocktail: one part populist trade protectionism and industrial interventionism; one part class
Jean Pisani-Ferry
Opinion piece
23 January 2020
European capital markets union, by rule and by choice
While the euro is now a leading global currency and the European Central Bank has become a comprehensive banking supervisor, Europe’s markets have bee
Rebecca Christie
Opinion piece
15 January 2020
Stability remains key to China
The most concerning aspect for the Chinese economy will still be to hold up domestic demand. The rapidly rising household debt will put further breaks
Alicia García-Herrero and Jianwei Xu
Opinion piece
06 January 2020
Could the U.S. economy be experiencing a hidden tech-driven productivity revolution?
In the last decade, most advanced economies have grown more slowly than before. Slower growth has frequently been seen as a legacy of financial crises
Marek Dabrowski
Opinion piece
03 January 2020
The Green Deal is not just one of many EU projects, it is the new defining mission
The EU has already invested so much of its political capital into the green transition that a failure to deliver would severely damage its legitimacy.
Jean Pisani-Ferry
Opinion piece
02 January 2020
Understanding populism
Political identity is a group stereotype. As no camp corresponds exactly to our expectations, we choose the one to which we are closest and which is a
Jean Pisani-Ferry
Opinion piece
20 December 2019
The WTO is dead: long live the WTO?
Should the EU fight to save the WTO when the US seeks to dismantle it? We argue that the only way for the EU to decide that is to first understand the
Maria Demertzis
Opinion piece
13 December 2019
Europe’s Apollo 11 will not be about the moon
The European Green Deal has an ambitious double target to “reconcile the economy with the planet” and to become Europe’s “new growth strategy”.
Simone Tagliapietra
Opinion piece
11 December 2019
Watch out for China’s currency in case of no-deal scenario
The U.S. and China’s negotiations on a phase-one deal seem to have stalled again. The market was already aware of the limited nature of the likely dea
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
05 December 2019
Europe can take a bigger role in providing public goods
The EU should invest where it can deliver more value than member states acting alone.
Jean Pisani-Ferry
Opinion piece
29 November 2019
The UK election viewed from continental Europe: Meh
It will take more than the vote on December 12 to make the continent pay attention to the UK. Viewed from the continent, the UK election is one more e
Nicolas Véron
Opinion piece
27 November 2019
Why border carbon adjustment is important for Europe’s green deal
The European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen is pursuing ambitious environmental targets, notably to reach zero net emissions across t
Guntram B. Wolff
Opinion piece
21 November 2019
Hong Kong’s Economy is in Danger of Further Contraction
Approaching the end of a volatile year, Hong Kong continues to face the triple whammy of slower growth in mainland China, the trade war uncertainty an
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
18 November 2019
Under swollen tides, Venice says more about our future than our past
While tides high enough to submerge Venice used to be rare, occurring every two to three decades, they have now become increasingly regular. Five of t
Simone Tagliapietra