Hans-Helmut Kotz
Hans-Helmut Kotz, Program Director of the SAFE Policy Center at the Goethe University in Frankfurt, is a visiting professor of economics and a resident fellow at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University.
Hans-Helmut Kotz, Program Director of the SAFE Policy Center at the Goethe University in Frankfurt, is a visiting professor of economics and a resident fellow at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University.
When Emmanuel Macron won the French presidential election, many Germans breathed a loud sigh of relief. But if the nationalist threat to Europe is truly to be contained, Germany will have to work with… read more
The European Central Bank is under sustained political attack from Germany, a country that has long prided itself on defending the principle of central-bank independence. But, with monetary policy hav… read more
The dissolution of the agreement that instituted passport-free travel within Europe need not mean the end of the EU. But it threatens to undermine the foundational goal of “ever closer union."
With the third Greek loan program almost in place, it is time for European leaders to start focusing on the future. That means embarking on a broad economic-reform program that combines growth-enhanci… read more
During a hearing on the constitutionality of the ECB’s measures to prevent the eurozone from falling apart, Andreas Vosskuhle, President of Germany’s Constitutional Court, raised an important question… read more
The euro was not created for purely economic reasons. If it is deemed a worthwhile project for political reasons, and is viewed as mutually beneficial to all participants, the eurozone could be made a… read more
