REFIT: An Incipient European Outbreak Of Legislative Anorexia
Fifteen years ago, in an official European Commission (EC) publication, Klaus-Dieter Borchardt (at that time Chief Administrator at the Commission’s Legal Service) drew attention to
Saving Greece, Saving Europe
Whatever one thinks about the tactics of Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s government in negotiations with the country’s creditors, the Greek people deserve better than
Creating A Union With A “Human Face”: A European Unemployment Insurance
The latest economic crisis has shown that the claims of the early 2000s that the EU’s common monetary policy would act as a stabilising force
Democracy’s Problem Is Not The Crisis But The Triumph Of Capitalism
NG/FH: In some sense the diagnosis of a “crisis of democracy” has been in the air for a long time. But in recent years the
Europe’s Future Is Federal
Numerous Europeans view Europe as a one-way street: they appreciate its advantages but are little inclined to accept common rules. An increasing number throughout the
My Greece. The Journey Inside Syriza
Days of Decision. While the Greek drama moved towards a decision, I travelled into the interior of the new Greece. Meetings with Alexis Tsipras, his
The European Digital Agenda: Unambitious And Too Narrow
The first industrial revolution was based on the transition from manual production methods to machines and the use of steam power (from 1800), the second
Stop The Wrecking Of Greece
In the early 1990s, when Poland underwent its infamous “shock-without-therapy” – which cut national income by nearly 20 percent, pushed unemployment over three million and
Euro Union – Quo Vadis?
This week a slow-motion train wreck hit the wall in Europe. Greece’s Syriza government came to power earlier this year on a mandate to keep
Democracy And Monetary Union: How Not To Do It
With the showdown between the “institutions” and Greece catching the headlines of policy discussions across Europe, the publication of the report on completing Economic and
German Vice-Chancellor Says Tsipras Is Threat To “European Order” – And He Is Right
Faced with a decision that would conflict with its promises to the Greek people no matter what choice it makes, the Syriza government has taken
All We Are Saying Is Give Greece A Chance!
Greek unit labour costs are down to the level of 2006, pensions have been slashed, the budget deficit largely eliminated, public sector employment has been
Don’t Forget What Europe Is All About!
“If this is Europe, forget it“. With these words Matteo Renzi shamed his colleagues at the European Council meeting last week. I understand his frustration.
Why We Need Another European Council And Not a Greferendum
In the late 1950s, as the Cold War increasingly appeared likely to destroy the planet, the British philosopher Bertrand Russell wrote of the game of
Debt, Discipline And Democracy In Europe
On the 5th of July one of two things will end: either Greek democracy as regards economic policy or Greece’s Euro membership. Not a pleasant