Austerity

12 June 2017

Spain: A successful story of recovery from the crisis?

By Leandro Gago

Spain is often indicated as the poster child of EU-driven austerity and structural reforms. But is the country really a success story?

23 January 2017

Anti-Capitalist, Illiberal, Eurosceptic: The Puzzles of Post-Socialist Europe – Part II

By Igor Guardiancich

The second instalment of our series on Central and Eastern Europe analyzes the decline of post-socialist democracies and its causes

19 December 2016

Inside the Troika’s (apparent) monolith

By Anna Viterbo

While the Troika is often presented by critics as a ruthless monolith, a closer glance reveals a different reality.

28 November 2016

Is leaving the euro a realistic solution for Italy?

By Lorenzo Bordogna

The solution to Italy’s economic woes is not leaving the common currency, but striving to make the Eurozone more growth-friendly.

24 October 2016

Borrowed Institutions and Fundamental Rights in Times of Austerity

By Alberto Miglio

In the recent Ledra ruling the EU Court of Justice sent an ambivalent message regarding the scope of the Union’s law.

5 September 2016

The end of the European left? Alternatives after crisis, Syriza and Brexit

By David Bailey

Rather than clinging to traditional notions of social Europe, European leftists should look at the continent’s emerging civil society experiments to find a way for the future.

4 August 2016

What explains German economic success – Is the model sustainable?

By Brigitte Young

Germany’s export-led model is hardly sustainable in the long run. Immigration, however, might stimulate a new domestic-growth model for the country and, as a result, an economic rebalancing of the Eurozone.

21 July 2016

EU-related discussions in the Spanish elections: A Twitter study

By Francesca Arcostanzo and Pier Domenico Tortola

Spanish electoral discussions in 2015 and 2016 displayed surprisingly little Europeanization. The only exception to this trend was the Brexit issue, whose effects on the Spanish vote, however, remain unclear.

15 July 2016

Family, neighbourhood community or a partnership among strangers? A conversation on the EU

By Michael Best and Maurizio Ferrera

In “The Germanization of Europe”, Maurizio Ferrera reproaches Germany for not treating its EU partners like members of a family. But family entails responsibilities as well as solidarity.

14 July 2016

The Spanish elections aftermath: forming a government in the shadow of Merkelism

By Sofia A. Perez

After the recent Spanish elections, the socialists seem the most likely kingmakers. They should use this opportunity also to change the country’s approach to European matters.

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«The ESF allows the participation in the labour market of both workers impacted by the trade liberalisation prompted by the EU and marginalised segments of the population, mostly by providing training activities.»

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