Like many staunch Remainers, I’ve often found myself supporting calls for a referendum, or, at the very least, a vote in Parliament on the final Brexit deal. It is an appealing thought. It gives hope … Read More
Columns & Interviews
The Crisis Of The French Socialist Party: Does It Still Have A Future?
The 2017 presidential and legislative elections in France produced a complete renewal of the country’s political system, with a neophyte president in the shape of Emmanuel Macron suddenly emerging … Read More
Turkey: The Wild Man At The Bosporus – Sick Democracy, Persecuted Trade Unions
The failed assault on the Turkish parliament took place a year ago, on 16 July 2016 at 2 a.m. on a day with no legislative session. It served as the reason for the proclamation of the state of … Read More
The EU’s Avoidable Greek Tragedy
In June 2017, the Eurogroup of 19 EU finance ministers agreed to pay out the third tranche of €8.5 billion from the Greek bailout package. In total, Greece has received about €300bn from the rescue … Read More
Sweden: From Achievements To Uncertainty
A quarter of a century ago the economic policies of Sweden’s Social Democrats faced harsh criticism from political opponents as well as from academics. The party had governed the country continuously … Read More
Europe’s Outcast: Cautioning Poland On The Rule Of Law
For years Poland was depicted as a success story in the great transformation of Central and Eastern Europe. A democratic system was built swiftly, with stable institutions. At the international level, … Read More
A “Macroneconomic” Revolution?
Next month will mark the tenth anniversary of the global financial crisis, which began on August 9, 2007, when Banque National de Paris announced that the value of several of its funds, containing … Read More
The EU’s Mafia State
Following the collapse of communism, many of us in Central and Eastern Europe had hoped that the region would steadily move toward liberal democracy, and that any obstacles en route to that goal could … Read More
Blogs
Employment Shifts In Europe During The Recovery: Three Little Noticed Trends
The EU has finally recovered all the net employment losses sustained since the global financial crisis. It has been a long and painful process. But there is at last growing evidence of positive … Read More
How Do European Welfare States Perform?
The European Union is characterized by different national social polices (although they are less clearly demarcated than in the past). The Nordic countries present high levels of social expenditure … Read More
The Art Of The (Trump And Putin) Deal
Say you’re Vladimir Putin, and you did a deal with Trump last year. Whether there was such a deal is being investigated. But if you are Putin and you did do a deal, what might Trump have agreed to do … Read More
Why German Wages Need To Rise
An interesting disagreement occurred this week between Martin Sandbu and the Economist, which prompted a subsequent letter from Philippe Legrain (see also Martin again here). The key issue is whether … Read More
Is Social Democracy Facing Extinction In Europe?
The last French presidential election and the recent legislative elections confirmed a seemingly unstoppable declining trend in the electoral support of social democratic parties. For the second time … Read More
German Minimum Wage – Not Just The Money
The statutory minimum wage has significantly improved job quality and work satisfaction of low-paid employees in Germany. Hourly as well as gross wages increased after its introduction despite a drop … Read More
Talks & Events
Other People’s Money: Masters of the Universe or Servants of the People?
We all depend on the finance sector. We need it to store our money, manage our payments, finance housing stock, restore infrastructure, fund retirement and support new business. But these roles … Read More
Adults In The Room: Taking On Europe’s Deep State
What happened in Greece during the crisis? And what happens when you take on the establishment? In this extensive interview with EFN, former finance minister of Greece Yanis Varoufakis, talks about … Read More
Democracy At Work: A Cure For Capitalism
Professor Richard Wolff discusses the economic dimensions of our lives, our jobs, our incomes, our debts, those of our children, and those looming down the road in his unique mixture of deep insight … Read More
No Is Not Enough
Donald Trump's takeover of the White House is a dangerous escalation in a world of cascading crises, Klein asserts. She argues that Trump's vision—a radical deregulation of the U.S. economy in the … Read More
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