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The doom loop

Chart of European cross-border portfolio investment

29.05.2018

A decade after asset-backed mortgage securities detonated a global financial crisis, the European Commission is proposing a rerun – this time with the sovereign debt of euro-area member states.

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

POLITICS

The European Semester: More power to eurozone governments

European Economic and Financial Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici

23.05.2018

The sovereign debt crisis prompted a raft of new EU regulations overseeing member states’ fiscal and budgeting processes. At first, the rules gave a lot of power to the European Commission, but eurozone governments now tend to use the coordination process to place themselves above the Commission and the peripheral member states. There is still no credible institutional backup, however, against debt contagion.

Professor Elisabeth Krecké

ECONOMY

EU budget plan offers progress and pitfalls

European Commissioner President Juncker with EU budget plan

08.05.2018

The European Commission is finally taking steps to trim unproductive spending in areas like agriculture in its budget framework for 2021-2027. But while the new emphasis on fighting waste is promising, the fiscal plan also contains troubling proposals. One of the most disturbing is to reduce cohesion payments to countries that violate European "values," based on the arbitrary interpretations of the Commission and a few powerful member states.

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

POLITICS

Opinion: Europe’s misguided tax crusade

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker greets Mongolia’s President Taskhiagiin Elbegdorj at the 2016 ASEM summit in Ulan Bator

02.02.2018

While the United States cuts taxes to spur growth, the European Union is blacklisting countries regarded as threats its fiscal system. The contrast speaks volumes about the economic priorities on both sides, and does not bode well for the long-term viability of Europe’s welfare states.

Professor Enrico Colombatto

ECONOMY

Is fake news a threat?

Commission Julian King is the EU point man for cyberattacks

30.01.2018

The European Union is raising the alarm about foreign-inspired fake news. If it truly wants to do something about disinformation, the best place to start would be to communicate honestly with its own citizens.

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

POLITICS

The EU’s tilt toward centralization

Germany’s SPD party leader Martin Schulz and French President Emmanuel Macron greet reporters in Strasbourg

12.12.2017

The European Commission has proposed creating a European Ministry of Economy and Finance, and transforming the European Stabilization Mechanism into the European Monetary Fund, controlled by Brussels. These steps toward economic centralization are dangerous for Europe’s competitiveness. What it needs is diversity and regional competition.

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

POLITICS

Dr. Michael Wohlgemuth

ECONOMY

Dr. Michael Leigh

POLITICS

The UK is leaving the EU, not Europe

17.07.2017

Brexit will offer the European Union and the United Kingdom the chance to put themselves back on track. The UK will no longer be seen as just one of 28 member states, while the EU can reestablish itself as a tool for collective action. However, this outcome will require flexibility from both sides. For now, a “hard Brexit” scenario is unlikely.

Dr. Uwe Nerlich

DEFENSE

Self-destruction by arrogance and hypocrisy

EU Enlargement Commissioner Johannes Hahn in Ankara

11.07.2017

Turkey-bashing remains a favorite sport in the European Union, as shown by the two latest resolutions approved by the European Parliament on July 6. For short-term gain, politicians are needlessly alienating the EU's most important strategic partner to the south and east.

Prince Michael of Liechtenstein

POLITICS

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The doom loop

The European Semester: More power to eurozone governments

EU budget plan offers progress and pitfalls

Opinion: Europe’s misguided tax crusade

Is fake news a threat?

The EU’s tilt toward centralization

INFOGRAPHIC: Jean-Claude Juncker’s “White Paper on the Future of Europe”

INFOGRAPHIC: Will the EU survivce until 2025?

The UK is leaving the EU, not Europe

Self-destruction by arrogance and hypocrisy