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Playing by the rules? Budgets and brinkmanship in the EU

The eurozone did not arrive at the brink of collapse for lack of rules. But – perhaps befitting a political project pursued by legal and economic means – the rules that established the currency union often bent to political will.

By Nicole Scicluna

/ 9 Nov 2014

Playing by the rules? Budgets and brinkmanship in the EU

The eurozone did not arrive at the brink of collapse for lack of rules. But – perhaps befitting a political project pursued by legal and economic means – the rules that established the currency union often bent to political will.

By Nicole Scicluna

/ 9 Nov 2014

Hollowing out the core: the divergent paths of the eurozone’s leading economies

What, then, of the idea of ‘core Europe’? Despite solemn invocations of common interests and joint challenges, cohesion, leadership and the political will to compromise are sorely lacking amongst member state governments.

By Nicole Scicluna

/ 19 Sep 2014

Hollowing out the core: the divergent paths of the eurozone’s leading economies

What, then, of the idea of ‘core Europe’? Despite solemn invocations of common interests and joint challenges, cohesion, leadership and the political will to compromise are sorely lacking amongst member state governments.

By Nicole Scicluna

/ 19 Sep 2014

The German Election: what does it mean for Europe?

As predicted, Sunday’s German federal election resulted in a resounding victory for Angela Merkel. But with growing German euroscepticism and hesitation about the country's future role in the Union, the results for Europe are not yet in.

By Nicole Scicluna

/ 26 Sep 2013

The German Election: what does it mean for Europe?

As predicted, Sunday’s German federal election resulted in a resounding victory for Angela Merkel. But with growing German euroscepticism and hesitation about the country's future role in the Union, the results for Europe are not yet in.

By Nicole Scicluna

/ 26 Sep 2013

Democracy in a state of emergency: Greece, the EU and the eurozone debt crisis

Day after day, it is becoming clearer that the European Union has no intention of tackling its democratic deficit. It is time for the Union to realize it has failed Greece, European citizens and its own ideals - including democracy.

By Nicole Scicluna

/ 30 Nov 2012