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Blogs and opeds published on the web and by the media.

# Blog, Interviews

Aiming for zero Covid-19: Europe needs to take action

This opinion piece with nearly 30 signatories was originally published in de Volkskrant, Le Monde, Süddeutsche, La Repubblica, El Pais and Rzeczpospolita on the initiative of Miquel Oliu Barton and Bary Pradelski. by Yan...
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16th February 2021 by group of authors 258 views Share:
# Blog, Interviews

Why has the EU been so slow to roll out a Covid vaccination programme?

This opinion piece was originally published on El País and the Guardian and Süddeutsche Zeitung Europe was not prepared for the pandemic, but it must now learn lessons and use all its financial and political resources. F...
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29th January 2021 by Guntram Wolff 323 views Share:
# Blog

What do vaccination passports mean for Europe?

To the extent that vaccination against COVID-19 stops individuals infecting others, restrictions on vaccinated individuals’ rights should be lifted: fundamental freedoms should not be limited unnecessarily. Nevertheless,...
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20th January 2021 by Jeanrenaud, L., M. Mariniello, G. Wolff 356 views Share:
# Blog

Corporate insolvencies during COVID-19: keeping calm before the storm

This piece is also published in German on Makronom. Historically, economic downturns are associated with increases in business insolvencies. Figure 1 shows that during the Great Financial Crisis, insolvencies increased, ...
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11th January 2021 by G. Claeys, M. Hoffmann and G. Wolff 286 views Share:
# Blog, Interviews

2021: The Year of the EU Recovery Fund

This is part of BRINK’s leadership series, in which we invited a few CEOs and leaders to reflect on the year that just passed and what lies ahead. BrinkNews Link 2020 has been a year of both record-breaking shock and dec...
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22nd December 2020 by Guntram Wolff 434 views Share:
# Blog, Interviews

Europe should promote a Climate Club after the US elections

This opinion is forthcoming in Handelsblatt, Corriere, El Pais, Helsingin Sanomat, Nikkei Veritas and other outlets. Time has come for Europe, the US and possibly China to create a global “Climate Club”. Global greenhous...
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10th December 2020 by Guntram Wolff 687 views Share:
# Blog

The scarring effect of COVID-19: youth unemployment in Europe

Even before the pandemic, youth unemployment in the European Union was three times higher than among the over-55s. COVID-19 threatens to undo the last decade of progress: policymakers must act to avoid Europe’s youth suf...
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2nd December 2020 by Monika Grzegorczyk, Guntram Wolff 518 views Share:
# Blog, Interviews

Europe can’t afford to lose another generation to youth unemployment

my oped in The Guardian , El Pais , Die Zeit , Domani.it , LeMonde  ...
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12th November 2020 by Guntram Wolff 570 views Share:
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# Blog

For the euro there is no shortcut to becoming a dominant currency

(Auch auf Deutsch auf Makronom) When created two decades ago, the euro immediately became the world’s second most important currency. But it has remained a distant second to the US dollar. Its internationalisation peaked...
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13th October 2020 by Grégory Claeys, Guntram Wolff 846 views Share:
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What should Europe expect from American trade policy after the election?

A Joe Biden Administration would have to decide to what extent to unpick the major United States trade policy shifts of the last four years. A quick return to comprehensive trade talks with the European Union is unlikely...
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8th October 2020 by Uri Dadush, Guntram Wolff 1087 views Share:
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