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The fiscal side of Europe’s energy crisis: the facts, problems and prospects
Europe needs to move beyond emergency fiscal responses and focus on structural changes to allow the EU to accelerate its decoupling from fossil fuels.
Is Europe failing on import diversification?
Despite a goal of economic self-reliance, the European Union’s imports are generally sourced from an increasingly limited set of suppliers.
The difficulty of designating gatekeepers under the EU Digital Markets Act
The European Commission should be more precise and transparent when designating gatekeepers under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act.
Europe’s half a million barrels per day diesel supply question
A new European Union embargo on Russian oil products should not affect EU diesel supplies and prices, but could encourage re-routing by Russia.
Web3: the next internet revolution
Tokenisation based on blockchain technology could bring radical changes to markets for goods and services.
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10 June 2012
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08 June 2012
Europe must offer Greece a post-election prospect
The euro might survive. But a cooperative Greek government, a real European programme to support Greek economic growth and a resolution of the Greek p
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08 June 2012
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08 June 2012
Blogs review: The bumpy road to a banking union
What’s at stake: The revival of the Spanish crisis and the chorus of support from academics have made the establishment of a EU-wide banking union – w
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05 June 2012
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05 June 2012
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04 June 2012
The Weekender
Dear All, There are a number of important events to monitor this week. In Japan, PM Noda’s will decide whether to restart nuclear reactors in Ohi ag
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01 June 2012
The momentum for Eurobills
What’s at stake: The European discussion towards the establishment of Eurobonds is progressing at a rapid pace as officials have begun focusing on pre
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31 May 2012
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31 May 2012
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30 May 2012
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29 May 2012
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29 May 2012
The Weekender
Dear All, It has been an eventful week with financial instability in Europe over the last few weeks translating into very weak high frequency survey (
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25 May 2012
Ethical economists
What’s at stake: The members of the American Economic Association received on Wednesday an email signaling that – beginning July 1, 2012 – all submiss
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24 May 2012
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