Europe Must Adapt to Its Ageing Workforce
As the continent's birth rates decline and its population ages, policymakers face the urgent task of retaining experienced workers and adapting workplaces.
Economy
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Europe’s Businesses Face a Quiet Takeover as US Investors Capitalise
American investors are increasingly acquiring European companies, prompting calls for new ownership models to protect economic sovereignty.
Closing the Chasm: Central and Eastern Europe’s Continued Minimum Wage Climb
Minimum wages in Central and Eastern Europe continue to rise.
Trump Can’t Kill the Boom: Why the US Economy Will Roar Despite Him
Markets, innovation, and AI are overpowering Trump’s chaos—and pushing America toward 4% growth, recession or not.
Why Europe Needs Its Own AI Infrastructure
Trump’s return highlights why Europe must build its own AI ecosystem—secure, competitive, and true to its values.
Italy’s Minimum Wage Dilemma: Will EU Pressure Force a Policy Shift?
Despite EU moves, Italy resists a national minimum wage amid trade union scepticism.
Trump’s America: The New Global Tax Haven?
Trump is turning America into a tax haven, dismantling safeguards and fueling inequality through global deregulation.
Robots Boost Workplace Safety, But Only in High-tech and Well-protected Economies
New research reveals that automation benefits are not universal.
Germany Ditches Debt Brake—A Fiscal Revolution Begins
Germany scraps its debt brake, unleashing a 500-billion-euro investment plan that could transform infrastructure, defence, and economic growth.
America’s Oligarchs Are Trump’s Achilles’ Heel
Trump’s “America First” policies upend global order, igniting calls to tax oligarchs and disrupt international trade.
Economics – An Apology
Mainstream economics has shaped modern policymaking, but its failures and ideological divides reveal deeper systemic flaws.
Trump’s Trade War Tears North America Apart – Could Canada and Mexico Turn to Europe?
As Donald Trump dismantles free trade, Canada and Mexico face an urgent choice: endure or pivot.
Why Good Business Leaders Tune Out the Trump Noise and Stay Focused
Amid political chaos, smart executives keep their eyes on real growth—green tech, innovation, and long-term resilience.
Mainstream Economics: A Catalogue of Failures
A critique of mainstream economics’ failures and its resistance to change.
Trump’s Tariff Gamble: Will America’s “Golden Age” End in an Economic Nightmare?
Trump’s tariff push risks backfiring, threatening U.S. growth, global investment, and the economic stability he promises.
Trump’s Trade Tariffs: Economic Weapon or Self-Inflicted Wound?
Trump’s sweeping tariffs promise to reshape global trade.