Italy’s referendum holds the key to the future of the euro
On December 5, Europe could wake up to an immediate threat of disintegration
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On December 5, Europe could wake up to an immediate threat of disintegration
Trump and May will start subverting system by appointing politically compliant governors
The Brexit campaign showed the opposite: deny any problem and scare voters
The longer the interim period, the softer the Brexit. That might be the face-saving compromise
Weak on Putin, absent in Syria, baffled by the eurozone — now it can’t do trade deals
For the British, it would make sense to fast-track a free-trade agreement
If it cannot strike a pact with Canada, the EU will not be in a position to agree a UK deal
Wartime defeat made Germany and Japan reinvent themselves. Brexit could do so for Britain
The UK Labour party’s leftward march may not be a lost cause
Unpredictable electorates will no longer be cowed
The degree of integration is no longer determined by what you believe in, but by what you need
At the moment the executive is strong, the legislature is weak. This is going to reverse
As real incomes stagnate voters have concluded that economic gains benefit everyone but them
The pro-Europe crowd should have moved on to argue the case for the closest possible relationship
The sustainable solution consists of a more integrated eurozone and a less integrated EU
The master plan was as clear on the general direction as it was naive about the technical details
Britain’s idea is like John Major’s hard ecu: France and Germany are not interested
Joining the EEA is one solution, or the country could pursue a bilateral trade agreement
European Economic Area membership is the least economically damaging course for the UK to take
The country has a decisive referendum in October
I am torn between fear of disintegration and hope that Brexit will force the bloc to fix its faults
Many emerging countries have shunned Europe and chosen a finance-based US-style model of capitalism
A nation’s wealth rests on its skills and policies — it is hard to see how leaving would change that
The idea of crisis resolution through insurance suffers from an internal contradiction
In its negotiations with Turkey over the refugee crisis Europe has lost the moral high ground