Macroeconomic policy and governance

What to do with frozen Russian assets

How could the EU help further fund Ukraine two years into the war?

A tale of two treatises: the Werner and Delors Reports and the birth of the euro

Focusing on the Werner and Delors Reports, this essay aims to capture key ideas and debates, giving a chronological overview of the EMU process

Strengthening EU competitivenss

Views and policy solutions on EU competitiveness.

Global and regional Gini coefficients of income inequality

The EU’s ambitions: scale, strategic investments and skills

Accelerating strategic investment in the European Union beyond 2026

A potential long-term EU approach to the financing of strategic objectives.

Inflation inequality in the European Union and its drivers

To become a geopolitical player the European Union needs Treaty change

The EU will never become a serious geopolitical player without reducing national veto power.

Macroeconomic policy frameworks in the EU: in need of renewal

Taking stock of EU economic security

When we discuss economic security, what are we actually talking about?

The European Union should do better than confiscate Russia’s reserve money

The EU can use interest income made on immobilised Russian reserve assets to support Ukraine, but confiscating the assets now would be a mistake

A year in review

As 2023 closes, we look back at some of the most important and interesting economic policy developments from Europe and the world.

How can the EU keep its credibility for accession conditionality to work?