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.
Economy
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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.
EU Minimum Wage Directive Before the European Court of Justice: It’s Not All Over Now…
EU’s minimum wage directive is under threat.
How to break Europe’s innovation stasis
The new EU Commission must confront fragmented policies, revitalise competitiveness, and integrate security into its growth strategy.
How Europe’s fiscal rules are strangling growth
The 2024 Stability and Growth Pact reforms entrench austerity and stifle investment.
Limited options to change employers keep wages low
Concentrated labour markets and non-compete agreements erode worker bargaining power.
Industrial Policy: Key to Europe’s Role in a Shifting World Order
Europe can assume a greater role, but must uphold its ambitions and forge new partnerships.
EU pushes to reclassify platform workers, but how will platforms react?
The EU’s Platform Work Directive aims to end worker misclassification, but its success depends on platform compliance.
Can the EU Export Its Values? How ‘Social Europe’ Shapes Global Labour Standards
How the EU’s Social Europe model influences global labour standards through inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).
Are labour disputes here to stay?
Workers across Europe are increasingly dissatisfied with the increased cost of living which is often not matched by their payslips.
Why Haven’t Full-Time Workers Cut Hours Since the 1980s?
Full-time workers in Europe still clock the same hours as in the 1980s.