Economics
Carlo Clericetti – Christine’s Redemption
Laws and rules seem to be flying out the window in the eurozone. It is about time, because this heralds the end of ordoliberalism. But be careful what you wish for, as we do not […]
EU-Institutions
EU politics
ING: Dutch rejection of Mercosur now threatens wider EU trade deals
A Free Trade Agreement between the EU and four South American countries, known as the Mercosur trade bloc, has been voted down by the Dutch parliament. This not only puts the largest-ever EU trade deal […]
EU politics
Alberto Bradanini – La Sinistra Suicidaria
Alcuni uomini confondono i limiti del proprio sapere con i confini del mondo. L’ideologia dell’immutabilità si può sconfiggere, ma forse il coraggio non basta, occorre l’ardimento, alla luce della durezza dei tempi. Alberto Bradanini è un […]
Austerity
Michael Roberts – Capitulating to Adults
Michael reviews “Sellouts in the Room” by Eric Toussaint, a scathing criticism of Syriza and Yanis Varoufakis. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts Blog […]
Economics
Newsclick: Heiner Flassbeck – The EURO Arrangement Is Faulty
Professor Heiner Flassbeck shows it defies macroeconomic logic to promote surpluses for Germany, prohibit government deficits everywhere else and forbid the central bank from acting as the central bank of each and every EURO member
Economics
Bill Mitchell – ECB asset purchase programs are the only thing keeping Member States solvent
The ECB is the currency issuer and it does more or less what it likes to keep the Member States solvent. Read here
Austerity
Charlotte Godziewski – As long as Economic Growth remains the EU’s Main Objective, it will not be Well Prepared for Health Threats
The Covid-19 outbreak has prompted a variety of proposals for improving the EU’s capacity to tackle future pandemics. Charlotte Godziewski argues that while there has been much discussion about technical reforms, there has been little […]
Austerity
Heiner Flassbeck and Friederike Spiecker – Democracy and International Relations
An international fire brigade – one way of looking at the European Central Bank – should brook no interference at the national level when it turns on its fire hose. Its ultimate arbiter is the […]
Climate Crisis
Corporate Europe Observatory: Research & Destroy
The factories of the industrial bioeconomy threaten the climate and biodiversity Read here
Economics
Sony Kapoor: This isn’t Europe’s ‘Hamilton’ moment
The Franco-German plan for a €500 billion “recovery fund” has been welcomed with superlatives such as “Hamiltonian,” “stunning,” “a game changer” and the somewhat slightly less hagiographic “surprisingly ambitious.” In actual fact, it is just […]