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# Blog

Inflation!? Germany, the euro area and the European Central Bank

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9th June 2021 by Guntram Wolff 1436 views Share:
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The EU’s fiscal stance, its recovery fund, and how they relate to the fiscal rules

Joint EU borrowing to boost the recovery, if not treated as national deficit and debt, will substantially ease rules-based fiscal adjustment needs in southern and eastern Europe, but not in western and northern Europe. B...
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5th March 2021 by Guntram Wolff 2855 views Share:
# Blog, Interviews

The EU can’t separate climate policy from foreign policy

This opinion piece was originally published in Rzeczpospolita, Domani, Le Monde and La Vanguardia. The European Union’s goal of climate neutrality by 2050 is not only a revolutionary exercise in shifting the continent’s ...
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5th March 2021 by Guntram Wolff 1198 views Share:
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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 Guntram Wolff 1174 views Share:
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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 1428 views Share:
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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 Guntram Wolff 1174 views Share:
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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 Guntram Wolff 804 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 938 views Share:
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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 1387 views Share:
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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 Guntram Wolff 1429 views Share:
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