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Germany exports to UK declined after 2016

“German Exports to the UK: declining since the Brexit referendum in 2016” IAB   The rules defining trade between Germany and the United Kingdom (UK) have not changed despite Brexit. Nevertheless, there is a clear downward trend in German exports of goods...

EU should cancel African debt to push back on Chinese influence

“Why the EU should take the lead in canceling Africa’s debt” By Loes Debuysere, courtesy of CEPS   If the EU wants to live up to its recent ‘partnership of equals’ commitment to Africa, it should take the lead and urge the international community to...

Will SURE Shield EU Workers from the Corona Crisis?

    By Cinzia Alcidi and Francesco Corti, courtesy of CEPS   Since the first cases of COVID-19 contagion, the European Commission has undertaken several initiatives to offer member states financial support to face the crisis.  The last intervention came on April 1st,...

Eurobonds were a bad idea. "Coronabonds" are too

“Coronabonds: Eurobonds Redux in Times of COVID-19” By Bill Wirtz, courtesy of the Austrian Economics Center   As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to affect European countries – and the most affected countries are simultaneously the more indebted...

Towards a European Defense Union

  “Four steps towards a European defence union” By Steven Blockmans and Dylan Macchiarini Crosson, courtesy of CEPS   Given that membership of PESCO (Permanent Structured Cooperation), the central cog in the EU’s emerging EDU, is virtually identical to...