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US tariffs on Chinese imports: managed trade is back
A hike in US tariffs is not a return to wholesale protectionism, and the European Union is unlikely to duplicate the US approach
De-dollarisation is all about de-risking
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German pension reform push crystallises challenges faced by many European countries
The burden of pension reform should be shared across generations, even if it is politically difficult
Xi’s visit underlines the hard choices the European Union faces on China
The EU cannot separate policy on China from its goals of containing Russia and ensuring economic security
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Opinion piece
26 August 2015
The rolling global crisis will come home
When productivity growth slows down, there are two choices: to invest in the future or to live within one’s means. Instead, policymakers preoccupied w
Ashoka Mody
Opinion piece
21 August 2015
Euro area banks remain vulnerable
Strengthening the banking system is important to achieve a sustainable recovery, because it will revitalise credit to the healthier segments of the ec
Guntram B. Wolff and Ashoka Mody
Opinion piece
13 August 2015
Greece: Lessons for Europe
It was inevitable that Greece would have to make cuts. Yet, if it is ever to pay back its debts, what the country needs most of all is a growth strate
Guntram B. Wolff
Opinion piece
07 August 2015
Los trémulos cimientos del 'plan Juncker'
Los detalles del plan alimentan el escepticismo
Grégory Claeys
Opinion piece
05 August 2015
Greece’s debt burden can and must be lightened within the Euro
The current link between debt servicing and membership of the single currency leads to a vicious circle that increases uncertainty, weakens growth and
Guntram B. Wolff and Marcel Fratzscher
Opinion piece
03 August 2015
Europe must wake up before Iran falls into the arms of Russia and China
European leaders seem to have been caught somewhat off-guard by the Iran deal. The Greek saga alone could explain this. The problem is that other comp
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
22 July 2015
Griechenlands Schuldenlast kann und muss im Euroraum erleichtert werden
Die Verknüpfung von Schuldendienst mit der Mitgliedschaft in der Währungsunion führt zu einem Teufelskreis, der das Wachstum schwächt und damit eine R
Guntram B. Wolff and Marcel Fratzscher
Opinion piece
09 July 2015
Waiting for G-Day
With a final decision on Greece fast approaching, what is the worst-case scenario: bailout or Grexit?
Zsolt Darvas
Opinion piece
04 July 2015
#Greferendum: 3 Questions, 3 Answers
Guntram Wolff replies to three questions in the aftermath of the announced results of the Greek referendum of 5 July 2015.
Guntram B. Wolff
Opinion piece
02 July 2015
What is at stake in the referendum?
The decision by the prime minister to call a referendum leaves the Greek citizens with a stark choice. The core of the question is whether Greek citiz
Guntram B. Wolff
Opinion piece
28 June 2015
#Greferendum
Defying hopes that negotiations could lead to an agreement between Greece and its creditors by the end of the week and ahead of the programme expiring
Silvia Merler
Opinion piece
14 June 2015
David Cameron and the EU’s Waterloo
The United Kingdom, whose new majority Conservative government has pledged to hold a referendum on European Union membership by the end of 2017, perha
Ashoka Mody
Opinion piece
04 June 2015
Priorities for euro area governance reforms
In order to calm fears about weak euro area governance: better fiscal governance and a mechanism to ensure competitiveness despite the absence of
André Sapir and Guntram B. Wolff
Opinion piece
02 June 2015
The emerging world: Debt as key risk
Perhaps the most ostensible of all challenges faced by the global economy is that of pervasive debt levels. For quite some time now, particularly foll
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
21 May 2015
Giving Greece a chance
This opinion piece by members of the Eiffel Group and the Glienicke Group argues that the Greek tragedy must not go on. Europe’s growing frustration w
Opinion piece
13 May 2015
Speech by Pier Carlo Padoan, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Italy
Speech from Bruegel 10th Anniversary Event, “Europe and Emerging Markets”, held in Rome on 5 May 2015.
Pier Carlo Padoan