Wolfgang Münchau | Financial Times

Sunday, 1 December, 2019

European Union
A grand bargain for Europe might yet be possible
Security and climate change will be high on Ursula von der Leyen’s list of priorities
Sunday, 24 November, 2019

Populism
Complacency could yet threaten the eurozone
If the populists gain power in France and Italy, the future of the euro will be in their hands
Sunday, 17 November, 2019

European Central Bank
Lagarde must resist pressure on inflation target
The new president should ensure governments grasp the interaction of fiscal and monetary policy
Sunday, 10 November, 2019

Eurozone economy
Europe should be wary of Olaf Scholz’s proposals
The German finance minister’s proposition on EU deposit insurance are not quite what they seem
Sunday, 3 November, 2019

Brexit
Lessons for pro-Europeans in the failed Remain cause
The anti-Brexit movement wasted energy on negative campaigning and parliamentary wrecking tactics
Sunday, 27 October, 2019

European Union
Europe needs to solve its collective action problem
Too often the interests of EU member states are not aligned
Sunday, 20 October, 2019

European Union
Brussels believes it is time to move on with Brexit
EU leaders want to minimise disruption and concentrate on other pressing issues
Sunday, 13 October, 2019

Brexit
Light at the end of the Brexit tunnel
Ireland’s support of Boris Johnson’s deal will make shifting no-deal blame harder for both sides
Sunday, 6 October, 2019

Brexit
EU should not reject the Boris Johnson proposal
Negotiators could extend the Brexit deadline for a final time to work on technical details
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Sunday, 29 September, 2019

Europe
Mopping up is not the way to tackle climate change
What would happen if France met the Paris carbon targets and Germany did not?
Sunday, 22 September, 2019

Brexit
The EU will never abandon the level playing field
Member states would not countenance a Brexit deal that gave the UK regulatory autonomy
Sunday, 15 September, 2019

Brexit
An Italian-style coalition could stop Brexit
The changes in Rome hold lessons for Remainers — and for Boris Johnson
Sunday, 11 August, 2019

European Union
Threats to European integration are mounting
The EU is facing an economic downturn, a currency war and a political crisis in Italy
Sunday, 4 August, 2019

German politics
Germany is replaying Britain’s Brexit debate
Pro-Europeans should remember how the battle was lost in the UK
Sunday, 28 July, 2019

Brexit
The EU must prepare for a no-deal Brexit
Europe’s leaders have failed to anticipate the risks of an overnight UK exit
Sunday, 21 July, 2019

International Monetary Fund
Do not treat the IMF as an EU consolation prize
The world needs a strong replacement for Lagarde
Sunday, 14 July, 2019

Ursula von der Leyen
Europe’s centrists should be wary of Ursula von der Leyen
A weak commission president might suit the far-right but could not long command a majority
Sunday, 7 July, 2019

Eurozone reform
Lagarde’s opportunity to reform the eurozone
She is well-placed to oversee a new era of fiscal and monetary co-ordination
Sunday, 30 June, 2019

Central banks
Age of the expert as policymaker comes to an end
Academics have had mixed success because their arguments fail when they lose independence
Sunday, 23 June, 2019

European Central Bank
Doing ‘whatever it takes’ to sustain the eurozone
Mario Draghi’s successor at the ECB will need to handle the next existential crisis
Sunday, 16 June, 2019

Brexit
Europe risks no-deal Brexit by sitting on the fence
The EU should help the next UK prime minister by ruling out another extension
Sunday, 9 June, 2019

Italian economy
How Salvini could blow up the eurozone
If Brussels corners Italy’s government over its fiscal plans, it will resort to dangerous fiscal tricks
Sunday, 2 June, 2019

European Central Bank
How not to select the next European Central Bank president
Successor to Mario Draghi needs a willingness to admit errors
Sunday, 26 May, 2019

Eurozone economy
America’s ‘exorbitant privilege’ is Europe’s omission
So far, the EU has shown no interest in increasing its global role
Sunday, 19 May, 2019

European Union
Brexit wrangles intrude on EU job allocation
Victory for Nigel Farage in the European elections could complicate appointments