Economics
Ashoka Mody: Why the euro failed
A 1700-word summary of Euro Tragedy. So if you do not manage to read this outstanding book, this is the next best thing. Read here
EU-Institutions
EU politics
Yanis Varoufakis – The new Italian government is continuing the failed Renzi strategy
This is the English language (original) interview with Arcangelo Rociola, published on the AGI site in Italian, on the Italian government’s clash with Brussels over its budget deficit, the plans for a flat tax (that is […]
EU politics
Dimitar Lilkov – A step too far? The EU Commission’s proposal to tie budget payments to compliance with the rule of law
The difficult process of negotiating the EU’s next seven-year budget covering the years 2021-27 is already under way. However, as Dimitar Lilkov writes, the negotiations may well prove more contentious than ever due to a […]
EU politics
Reuters: U.S inquiry deepens Danske money-laundering crisis
Why are corrupt EU banks so afraid of US investigations, but appear not to be concerned about consequences from the EU? Read here
EU politics
The Independent: Romania is bleeding doctors, nurses, dentists
But this is how the EU was designed: Cheap labour from the East moving West, sending home remittances that end up supporting corrupt politicians, who maintain this EU system. This is not a scandal. It […]
EU politics
Colin Hines – A left-wing Brexit is an oxymoron
Colin Hines is a staunch supporter of the United Kingdom remaining in the European Union, but he also argues that the EU has to be reformed to stop the increasing disaffection and the rise of […]
EU politics
Bill Mitchell – I hope the Italian government holds its nerve against Brussels
“A brief reflection on the latest crisis that is about to engulf the Eurozone. I am referring to the announcement by the Italian government that it will target a fiscal deficit of 2.4 per cent […]
EU politics
Larry Elliott – Leftwing Brexiters want out from the ‘transnational juggernaut’
Larry Elliot explains why he thinks a leftwing Remain has no chance: They offer no alternatives to a neo-liberal EU that is destroying democratic Europe and have even less of plan for change than the […]
EU politics
Chris Bambery – Spain: What are human rights worth?
Much of the EU political elite has great difficulties with human rights. First of all, they are not included in the Four Freedoms of the EU. Second, neo-classical economists are having incredible difficulty figuring out […]
Austerity
Sergio Cesaratto: Interview – Will Italy destroy the Eurozone?
“Europe’s problem is the German élite’s mindset, informed by a mercantilist model that insists on domestic wage and fiscal moderation.” Read here