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Sunday, 29 March, 2020

Eurozone reform
Go-it-alone ‘coronabonds’ are worth the risk
Nine countries can make a stand for sharing the fiscal burden of the pandemic
Sunday, 22 March, 2020

Coronavirus
Europe needs a new scale of stimulus — and cash not credit
Direct payments should be made to citizens and companies
Sunday, 15 March, 2020

European Union
Eurozone stability is under threat again
Without a co-ordinated response, national stimulus policies will end up increasing imbalances
Sunday, 8 March, 2020

Eurozone economy
The eurozone is too complacent about the coronavirus threat
Ideally governments would co-ordinate fiscal policy but there is no sense of urgency
Sunday, 1 March, 2020

UK trade
The UK’s threat to walk out of EU trade talks is real
London and Brussels have both turned these negotiations into a zero-sum game
Sunday, 23 February, 2020

Technology
Europe is still in thrall to the analogue mindset
The EU is culpably complacent about the challenges of the digital age
Sunday, 16 February, 2020

German economy
Merkel’s successor must confront Germany’s decline
Investment strategies have failed to prepare the country for the technology shock
Sunday, 9 February, 2020

Brexit
Britain and EU are negotiating at cross purposes
Once the UK accepted trade friction, everything changed
Sunday, 2 February, 2020

European Union
How to secure the EU’s post-Brexit future
Recognition of a two-speed Europe would help fix divides
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Sunday, 26 January, 2020

European Central Bank
The ECB should ditch its inflation target
Research shows that the policy has had an adverse effect on economic growth
Sunday, 19 January, 2020

EU foreign policy
There is a void where EU foreign policy should be
The continent could become a playground of conflicting US, Chinese and Russian interests
Sunday, 12 January, 2020

EU trade
A narrow EU trade deal is the most likely way forward
The UK should not agree to proposals to stagger the talks, with fish as part of the first course
Sunday, 22 December, 2019

Populism
Austerity, not the populists, destroyed Europe’s centre ground
From Brexit to fiscal policy, the EU’s largest member states have seen the mainstream wrongfooted
Sunday, 15 December, 2019

Brexit
The EU must rethink its approach to UK trade talks
Brussels was wrong to treat Brexit as a threat, rather than grasping it as an opportunity
Sunday, 8 December, 2019

Big Data
Statistical comfort distorts our politics
The problem with bad data is that it lures us into believing false truths
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
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?