Talking about Europe: La Stampa 1940s-2010s
This post was originally published for Bruegel, and is co-authored with Enrico Bergamini, Francesco Papadia, and Giuseppe Porcaro. An on-going research project …
Rethinking Franco-German Relations: a Historical Perspective
Franco-German relations as the ‘engine’ of European integration are widely perceived to have stalled in recent years. This policy contribution assesses what the Franco-German relationship can achieve, what its shortcomings are, and what it means for the wider governance of the euro area and the European Union.
ERC-funded project EURECON – The Making of a Lopsided Union: European Economic Integration, 1957-1992
EURECON is a 5-year project financed by €1.5 million Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC). The goal of the EURECON project is to explore European policymakers’ views about how to make the organisation of the European Economic Community (EEC) fit for the creation of a single currency, from 1957 to 1992. The project will examine the origins of the issues that are currently bedevilling the European Union (EU) by investigating the period between the creation of the EEC in 1957 and the decision to create a European single currency in 1992.
The EU must stand ready to confront US leadership
This is not the first time that the United States has antagonised Europe. And Europe can provide an effective response to such external challenges when it stands united.
Pourquoi l’euro? Rappel historique sur la création de la monnaie unique
Depuis 2010, la crise de la zone euro jette un voile de confusion sur les raisons ayant mené à la création de la monnaie unique. Un retour sur celles-ci permet de mieux comprendre les origines et les enjeux actuels de la monnaie unique.
“The UK already opts out of anything it dislikes; it could very well end up leaving the EU on an entirely flawed debate”
In an interview with UCL’s Claudia Schrag Sternberg, I discuss today’s EU referendum from the perspective of the last 50 years of the UK’s presence in the EU.