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Andrew Watt

Andrew Watt is general director of the European Trade Union Institute.
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Recovery and Resilience: stop-gap or sea-change?

Andrew Watt

The Recovery and Resilience Facility could remain a one-off crisis measure—or point to a permanent EU fiscal arrangement.

EU labour markets in the pandemic: unemployment only part of the story

Andrew Watt

The good news is that unemployment has only risen modestly so far; the bad news is that hours worked have plummeted.

Emerging stronger from the crisis

Andrew Watt

Europe needs to do more at federal level if a recovery plan is to be successful.

Welcome but inadequate: European measures to counter the corona crisis

Andrew Watt

More monetary-policy easing is still a one-club approach—fiscal support is also needed at EU level.

Europe needs a strong macroeconomic policy core—but not a Six (or Two) Pack

Andrew Watt

In light of the eurozone and, now, climate crises, EU macroeconomic policy co-ordination needs a reboot.

The European Green Deal: will the ends, will the means?

Andrew Watt

The European Green Deal needs sustained political commitment, especially on ‘just transition’, if it is to realise its ambition.

Macron and Kramp-Karrenbauer: vive la différence?

Andrew Watt

The proxy media exchange between the French president and the leader of the German Christian democrats is a sign of an emergent European public sphere.

The Left-Sovereigntist Fantasy: A Response To William Mitchell And Thomas Fazi

Andrew Watt

William Mitchell and Thomas Fazi (WM/TF) have written a piece that – under the presumptuous title of Everything You Know About Neoliberalism Is Wrong – offers a critique of

Schäuble’s Poisoned Parting Gift To The Eurozone

Andrew Watt

Those who wish to leave – so a German saying – you should not seek to dissuade from so doing. To few people is the

The Strange Non-Death Of Public Welfare Spending

Andrew Watt

In 2013 Colin Crouch wrote a noted book entitled The strange non-death of neoliberalism. In it he discussed why neoliberalism had managed to avoid being killed

Germany’s Debt Brake Is Not A Model For Europe

Andrew Watt

My IMK colleagues Christoph Paetz, Katja Rietzler and Achim Truger have just issued an important analysis of experience with the German Schuldenbremse (debt brake) since 2011. If you read

No Good Options For The UK – Risks But Opportunities For The EU

Andrew Watt

I recall many years ago discussing an industrial conflict with someone who is now a senior trade union leader. Sure I can get our people

The IMF On Greek Debt – Redefining Chutzpah?

Andrew Watt

A definition of chutzpah is murdering your parents and then claiming social benefits as an orphan. It is not widely recognised, but the IMF illustrates

Same ECB Medicine, Higher Dosage – Good But More Needed

Andrew Watt

The ECB has announced a further expansionary shift by beefing up a range of existing policy instruments. Barring unexpected positive shocks this will not be

The Dialectics Of European Integration – A New Push For A Federal EMU?

Andrew Watt

Whatever else they might disagree about, just about everybody commenting on Europe agree about this: the succession of crises – financial, economic, fiscal, and now

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