For five years, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been reluctant to support the EU’s troubled economies. Now, in the face of negotiations that leave Greece’s euro membership in doubt, has the eurozone’s biggest economy (and de facto leader) also become the biggest obstacle to recovery in Europe?
Jul 23, 2015 Joschka Fischer laments the fate of the European Union in the wake of the latest round of the Greek drama.
Jul 23, 2015 Philippe Legrain explains why Germany’s massive current-account surplus is the main threat confronting the eurozone.
Nov 30, 2014 Henrik Enderlein & Jean Pisani-Ferry want to put the Franco-German engine back to work for Europe.
Nov 24, 2014 Daniel Gros calls on Angela Merkel's government to face up to the economy's anemic performance.
Nov 21, 2014 Marcel Fratzscher lambasts Germany's policy of disengagement on Europe's key policy challenges.
Nov 14, 2014 Kemal Derviş has high hopes for a forthcoming report by top French and German economists.
Apr 23, 2024 Daron Acemoglu & Simon Johnson
Apr 24, 2024 Rachel Glennerster
Apr 24, 2024 Peter G. Kirchschläger
Apr 24, 2024 Ana Palacio
From a long list of criminal indictments to unfavorable voter demographics, there is plenty standing between presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump and a second term in the White House. But a Trump victory in the November election remains a distinct possibility – and a cause for serious economic concern.
