The European Commission’s Taxing New Idea
warns that subjecting EU tax policies to qualified-majority voting will fuel anti-EU sentiment in the North.
Otmar Issing
Otmar Issing, former Chief Economist and Member of the Board of the European Central Bank, is President of the Center for Financial Studies at Goethe University, Frankfurt, and the author of The Birth of the Euro.
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Central Banks and the Revenge of Politics
anticipates strong pushback against monetary authorities' independence, particularly the ECB's.
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Toward a Genuine Economic and Monetary Union?
emphasizes the need to restore trust before taking steps toward fiscal centralization.
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The German Leadership Question
wants Germany to lead Europe with good economic policy, not by bailing out governments and banks.
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The Risk of European Centralization
