Thinking ahead for Europe

CEPS Expert commentaries

Our expert commentaries offer timely and succinct analysis of current events and opinion on the key developments in Europe

18 Jun 2020

The ‘Next Generation EU’ budget proposal has brought a common eurozone bond market suddenly and unexpectedly much closer. To fund…

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15 Jun 2020

EU law has lost its shine as the legal gold standard. The so-called Brussels effect – the impact of EU…

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11 Jun 2020

Originally Published: Project Syndicate, 10 June 2020 Many believe that the recent Franco-German proposal for a European recovery fund –…

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05 Jun 2020

The current crisis has confirmed the importance of the currency swap lines offered by the Federal Reserve. They enhance the…

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04 Jun 2020

If fully implemented, the Commission’s Next Generation plan would increase the EU’s financial obligations fifteen-fold. Two-thirds of the envisaged €750…

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