While the euro’s survival for two decades is evidence of its success, it was born with fundamental problems that have weakened it, leading to near-constant crisis.
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The strict nature, implementation and dramatic social costs of the EU bailouts prompt questions about their effectiveness.
The new coalition’s spending plans will ramp up Italy’s annual budget by over €100 billion a year.
Italy’s economy is verging on bankrupt and its election results have dealt a hammer blow to the prospects of fixing things. The best option, financially at least, may be to put someone else at the helm.
If you thought the risk of Grexit was bad, you’ve got a shock coming in the shape of Italy.
What’s caused Italy’s political crisis and what’s likely to happen next.
The importance of saving is so deep rooted in Germany that an exhibition recently opened to commemorate it.
Trump is rolling out the red carpet for Macron’s visit to Washington. But the French president has some tough talks ahead, as the two leaders discuss thorny issues like trade and the Iran deal.
Both the Northern League party and Five Star Movement have a very expensive shopping list for extra spending, with little detail on how to fund these policies.
Despite the inevitable transition costs for both sides, there may also be some benefits to a split.
Publishing plans for a no-deal Brexit will not help the UK’s negotiating position.
From hospital waiting lists to suicide rates, here’s how cuts affected health in Ireland and Greece.
If the UK fails to maintain its global outlook, it could lose business to a globalist France.
Macron’s win showed France is internationalist, outward looking, pro-EU and free market-oriented; Le Pen’s rise revealed that it’s also nationalist, protectionist, anti-EU and suspicious of outsiders.
France’s two presidential candidates diverge markedly on many issues, but nothing is as divisive as France’s relationship with the EU.
Centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron’s plan to reform the eurozone if elected is easier made than implemented.
The prospect of a Marine Le Pen victory has financial markets spooked. For good reason.
Before the financial crisis struck, you could breathe the overwhelming air of prosperity on the bustling streets of Trikala.
US accusations of German currency manipulation do not appear to be motivated by economics.
After eight torturous years of crisis, Greeks are working long and hard with very little to show for it.
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland
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Professor of Economics at Maastricht School of Management and Jean Monnet Chair, Technical University of Cologne
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School of Social Sciences, Monash University
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Professor of Financial Economics, University of Leicester
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Professor of Finance, University of Liverpool
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Professor of Business Ethics, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Principal and Vice Chancellor, University of Glasgow
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Irish Research Council Post-Doctoral Fellow in European Integration and Employment Relations, University College Dublin
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Professor, International Studies, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Economics, University of Athens
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