C. Bastasin: A 60% DEBT TARGET FOR THE EUROZONE AS A WHOLE

The level of public debt in the euro-area, generally considered excessive, represents the main hurdle on the way to wide...

August 31, 2015

S. Micossi: WHAT FUTURE FOR THE EUROZONE?

The euro is a currency without a state nor economic policy institutions to ensure budgetary discipline and economic conv...

August 30, 2015

S. Micossi: ONLY THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT CAN CONSTRUCT A POLITICAL UNION

In his 13 July editorial, Sergio Fabbrini commented on the results of the negotiations between Greece and leaders of the...

July 23, 2015

S. Micossi: IT IS TIME TO RELAUNCH EUROPE

To convince the Syriza government to accept measures to rebalance public finances and their economy, measures they had f...

July 21, 2015

C. Bastasin: TSIPRAS’ BOLD MOVE SHOULD BE PRAISED BY EUROPE

In the end, even in Greece, the euro crisis has resulted in a de facto change in government. As was the case in the past...

July 10, 2015

L. Codogno – GREECE: SCENARIOS AFTER THE VOTE

Following the No vote in the Greek referendum, there is deep uncertainty over what the possible scenarios are for Greece...

July 9, 2015

C. Bastasin: THE GREEK NO IS A RUSE OF HISTORY

The Greek referendum can be interpreted as the genesis of a nationalist political contagion that will destroy the Europe...

July 7, 2015

C. Bastasin: GREECE, A READY TO HAND WAY TO BRIDGE THE CRISIS

While policy-makers and investors around the world are fretting about a Grexit—the possibility of Greece abandoning th...

June 15, 2015

C. Bastasin: The risk of a sudden bank run is underestimated in Athens as well as in Brussels

The graph below shows the development of the Greek real GDP since the launch of the euro, relative to the real GDP of th...

April 22, 2015