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Instability in Europe Calls for EU Reform

Sarah Halls — Fri, 10 May 2013 14:08:25 +0000

In this video from the Mediterranean Strategy Group in Lisbon, Luis Amado, chairman of Banco Internacional do Funchal, discusses the external pressures being put on the EU to reform.

Avoiding a Shrinking EU in an Expanding Planet: A Turkish Contribution to the Debate on Europe’s Future

Christine Chumbler — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:59:10 +0000

This policy brief offers suggestions for how Europe can regain it's pre-Great Recession status as a world leader.

It Must Adapt, Not Disintegrate

Sarah Halls — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:14:03 +0000

The price to pay for disintegration is higher than any conceivable gain. Disintegration is a lazy response to a nuanced current problem.

Crisis Talk: How the United States Discusses Europe’s Woes

Christine Chumbler — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 14:00:32 +0000

This policy brief analyzes the anatomy of the U.S. debate about the euro crisis.

Southern Europe in Trouble: Domestic and Foreign Policy Challenges of the Financial Crisis

Christine Chumbler — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 16:14:36 +0000

This policy paper focuses on four financially volatile countries: Italy, Spain, Greece, and Portugal.

Two ways US and Europe can boost their economies

GMF Editor — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:00:59 +0000

The US and Europe now have two great opportunities to give their economies a much needed boost. One is to successfully navigate their debt mountains and fiscal cliffs. The other is to finally negotiate a US-EU free trade agreement.

Can the EU Bicycle Turn into a Jet Plane by 2020?

Christine Chumbler — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 08:00:39 +0000

This policy brief proposes two scenarios for the EU, based on the assumption that the eurozone will move towards closer economic and political integration.

Despite Crisis, Majority of Germans Remain Positive About Euro

Ashley vonClausburg — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:07:15 +0000

In this video, Transatlantic Academy Executive Director Stephen Szabo analyzes the results of the recent Transatlantic Trends Survey that show Germans remain positive about the euro and the EU, despite continuing economic struggles among members.

Raising Expectations

wpengine — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:36:22 +0000

Instead of resigning itself to sluggish economic growth, it’s time for Europe to face facts.

Europe in Crisis: Implications for Poland

wpengine — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:47:47 +0000

On March 6, the GMF Warsaw Offices hosted a panel discussion on the euro crisis and its implications for Poland with Minister Mikolaj Dowgielewicz, Dr. Guntram Wolff and Joseph Quinlan. The discussion was moderated by Dr. Andrew Michta, GMF Warsaw Office Director.

Eurozone Crisis: Leaders Must Make ‘Grand Bargain’ at Summit

GMF Editor — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 20:08:51 +0000

When European leaders meet in Brussels this week, they must reach a 'grand bargain' that addresses both immediate and long-term solutions to the eurozone crisis. Proposals to date, including by Merkel of Germany and Sarkozy of France, must go further.

In the News for the Wrong Reasons

GMF Editor — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:28:54 +0000

Even the US public is paying attention to the eurozone crisis. But will the US's and EU's shared problems prompt joint initiatives?...