The (non)sense of eurozone level democracy
Many advocate increasing the legitimacy of the eurozone, yet practical measures remain scarce. This Egmont paper discusses one of the few concrete proposals: the creation of eurozone level democracy.
Many advocate increasing the legitimacy of the eurozone, yet practical measures remain scarce. This Egmont paper discusses one of the few concrete proposals: the creation of eurozone level democracy.
After four rounds of the European Semester process of EU economic coordination, Belgium has done relatively little to comply with EU recommendations. This brief substantiates and confirms this claim after […]
Commentaries
This commentary argues that the Scottish referendum is likely to have consequences beyond the United Kingdom. In line with David Cameron’s plea for ‘English votes for English laws,’ eurozone votes on […]
‘Industrial policy’ is a concept which is championed by some and vilified by others in the EU. But lacking a clear definition, industrial policy is so elusive that it prevents a […]
The task of ensuring the democratic legitimacy of the euro has been placed high on the agenda. A eurozone subcommittee in the European Parliament is one of the rare concrete […]
Commentaries
The European Central Bank finally seems ready to counter the low inflation in the eurozone. The ECB appears to have determined an order of play, in which it first exhausts […]