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May 12, 2013
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May 5, 2013
Italy’s change from austerity is all talk
Germany will not accept a fiscal stimulus for the sake of southern European countries
- Luxembourg move holds up EU tax deal
- Martin Wolf’s Exchange Europe’s beggar-my-neighbour policy
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Apr 28, 2013
Letta needs to push banking union
Italy’s latest prime minister will need all the help he can get
- Global Insight Twists ahead for Italy’s left-right coalition
- Editorial Letta’s dream book
Apr 21, 2013
Perils of placing faith in a thin theory
Reinhart and Rogoff told policy makers what they wanted to hear
- Martin Wolf Austerity loses an article of faith
- Adam Posen Dose of reality for dismal science
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Apr 14, 2013
The riddle of a currency with many values
The euro is not worth the same across the region – Spain and Germany have different currencies
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Apr 7, 2013
ECB priority is to fix southern Europe
Mario Draghi should prioritise the unconventional over the conventional
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Mar 31, 2013
Economics will catch up with the euro
In southern Europe the hurdle for a case in favour of eurozone exit is shockingly low
Mar 24, 2013
Eurozone break-up edges even closer
Cyprus is a perfect illustration of the way the region struggles with collective action
Mar 17, 2013
Europe is risking a bank run
Creditor nations will now insist bank rescues must be co-funded by depositors
Mar 10, 2013
Italy must seek generational change
There should be a handover of power to younger leaders, with Matteo Renzi coming to the fore
Mar 3, 2013
Bonus issue marks start of a long battle
It is in the eurozone’s collective interest to stop London from acting as its main financial centre
Feb 26, 2013
The case for a grand coalition in Italy
Partnership among the divergent majorities can break the political gridlock
Feb 24, 2013
Austerity obstructs real economic reform
An article of faith that means different things to different believers
Feb 17, 2013
Expect the unexpected in Italy’s election
One of the safest predictions is that Monti’s coalition will come last among the four major contestants
Feb 10, 2013
Ireland shows the way with its debt deal
Rescheduling of promissory notes is monetary financing in all but name
Feb 3, 2013
The eurozone crisis is not finished
The renationalisation of banking means that the monetary union is still unsustainable
Jan 27, 2013
Euro and trade will make EU irrelevant
Appeal will diminish amid a eurozone economic union and transatlantic free-trade zone
Jan 20, 2013
Monti is not the right man to lead Italy
Most Italians know they owe the fall in bond yields to Draghi
Jan 13, 2013
It does not really matter if Britain leaves
The idea of the UK at the heart of the EU is bizarre
ABOUT WOLFGANG
Wolfgang Münchau is an associate editor of the Financial Times, where he writes a weekly column about the European Union and the European economy. Before taking up this position in September 2003, he was co-editor of Financial Times Deutschland for two years.
Before joining FT Deutschland, Mr Münchau was a Frankfurt correspondent and later economics correspondent of the Financial Times, reporting on the preparation for the final stage of monetary union and the launch of the euro.
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