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Eurozone 2013

Europe experts Dr Adriaan Schout, Dr Alexandre Abreu, Almut Möller about the current state of the Euro zone.

Epilogue: The Euro as Historical Hubris
10.Feb.2014 - 13:05
The euro is many things at once. Like all other currencies, it is a means of payment, a unit of account and a store of value. Since its inception, it…
2013: A Year in the Crisis
15.Jan.2014 - 12:54
So here we are in 2014. As this edition of the Euro Crisis blog draws to a close, it is time to say farewell to the readers and greet the new…
Too Much Trust in EU Institutions
09.Jan.2014 - 13:43
The general impression is that the EMU zone (which gathers countries belonging to, or potentially belonging to, the euro) suffers from a crisis of…
A Not-So-Surprising Accession
09.Jan.2014 - 13:15
On January 1st, 2014, the day on which the euro had its 15th birthday, Latvia became the 18th member of the eurozone. This accession was prepared over…
EMU Crisis, Barroso and the Inter-Institutional Balance
19.Dec.2013 - 14:30
The start of 2014 marks and important turn in the EU: the euro crisis seems over, everyone is getting ready for the ‘this time it is…

German Energy Transition

A team of international energy experts write on how the Germ an energy transition continues and how it relates to other countries.

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