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

20 May 2020

Chancellor Merkel and President Macron have presented a joint Franco-German initiative for a €500 billion euro Recovery Fund to issue…

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18 May 2020

A recent decision by the German Constitutional Court has opened up a rift at the heart of Europe’s common currency.…

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11 May 2020

In this ECMI commentary, René Karsenti argues that social bonds can play a crucial role in the fight against Covid-19 and…

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06 May 2020

Monetary-fiscal cooperation has become the norm to fight the Covid-induced recession In the last few weeks, almost every government and…

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04 May 2020

An economic depression is looming, on the tails of the pandemic. The IMF sees a massive contraction of the global…

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