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The three Baltic states have done very well since communism ended, although Latvia experienced a deep recession in 2008.

Thirty Years After the Wall Fell: The Baltics and Kaliningrad

By: EBR | Friday, November 8, 2019

How the market economy changed lives: East Europeans assess 30 years of freedom

Welcoming incoming European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s pledge to cut regulation as “nice to hear”, Babis was quick to express his views about the “need to change Europe”, exasperatedly mentioning the €10 billion spent each year on sustaining the operations of the European institutions.

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis speaks of "need to change Europe"

By: EBR | Monday, November 4, 2019

More than 150 representatives of industry, business and the third-sector gathered in Prague on Thursday (31 October) at the Financial Times Business Regulation Forum in Prague

Since 2014, Ukraine has embarked on an ambitious reform programme with the main objectives of stabilising its economy and improving its citizens’ livelihood.

If Ukraine wants more Europe, corruption must end

By: EBR | Friday, November 1, 2019

When the recent phone call between US President Trump and Ukraine’s President Zelensky went viral, it made headlines for several reasons, none of them good

Capital is no longer allocated to the highest return projects or the projects that create the most value. In such an environment, the financial system’s basic operating principle becomes relative value destruction.

The “Eurozone Soviet”

By: EBR | Friday, November 1, 2019

Negative interest rates have a pernicious effect on human beings. They corrode the structures of society, culture and people’s mindsets, triggering widespread resignation and even nihilism

Berlin and Paris appeared to be on the same page on China, but, since then, they have ploughed their own separate paths.

Macron Goes to China: For Europe or for France?

By: EBR | Thursday, October 31, 2019

France and Germany must stand united if Europe is to exert any meaningful political and economic influence in its relations with Beijing. But for now, national interests prevail

While the dominant parties have cemented their power both in Hungary and Poland, the elections of last Sunday signal that the regimes built by Jaroslaw Kaczynski and Viktor Orban are on the defence.

After the elections in Hungary and Poland

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 29, 2019

A few good reasons for Liberals to be cautiously optimist

Macron and Merkel are at odds over strengthening the euro, with France wanting a banking union, something which Germany opposes.

Europe’s Enlargement Problem

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 29, 2019

If France and Germany managed to get along, Europe would look very different—and so would the Western Balkans

In May 2018, speaking in the grand setting of Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, Draghi reflected on how far the euro zone had come since the crisis, but argued that there was still more work to be done.

Mario Draghi’s Roadmap for Europe’s Future

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 29, 2019

He leaves the ECB better than he found it, but there’s still more to be done

Europe’s relationship with Vladimir Putin’s Russia is fraught with mistrust, yet the stand-off is to the advantage of neither.

Why making friends with Moscow is a no-brainer

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 29, 2019

Major news stories sometimes go unreported, and such was the case in Paris a fortnight ago

Esken/Walter-Borjans and Kampmann/Roth seem to favor a looser fiscal policy than Scholz. But as they would probably leave the government, they would not be able to implement such plans.

Merkel’s Exit?

By: EBR | Friday, October 25, 2019

Germany’s center-left SPD will announce the result of the first stage of its leadership contest this Saturday

Jourova cited the $5 billion fine dished out to Facebook earlier in the year to set straight a government probe into its privacy practices, as an example of the efficacy of the Federal Trade Commission’s actions in this field.

EU seeks ‘concrete’ improvements to Privacy Shield, as advocacy group calls the accord a ‘big mistake’

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The European Commission has called for a number of ‘concrete steps’ to be made in order to improve the EU’s data transfer accord with the US, the Privacy Shield. Meanwhile, the data protection group Access Now has come out in criticism of the agreement and called for it to be suspended

The EU27 is a commercial giant. Because the big EU used the strength of its size, it has largely prevailed on many aspects of the Brexit negotiations.

The Brexit Saga: Seven Lessons for the EU

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 23, 2019

The lessons that the EU will – hopefully – draw from Brexit should give it a good chance to weather other storms

Turning Europe’s back on the Western Balkans is a gift to other geopolitical actors to occupy the space

It’s a tough world - Europe shouldn’t become part of the problem

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Angry, polarised and confrontational. The world’s arguments over rights, territory and sovereignty are getting shriller and more violent

Power to the citizens: Nearly half (45%) of all citizens want a more direct say in the EU’s decisions – and what they want is an online voting and debating platform on EU-wide policies.

If the EU disappeared, would anyone care?

By: EBR | Thursday, October 17, 2019

Despite the largest voter turnout in the European elections, 60% of Europeans aren’t sure they would miss the EU if it were gone

The EU’s largest economies, Germany and France, have proposed watering down competition rules and the European Commission’s authority, in order to facilitate the surge of European champions.

Europe seeks a comprehensive strategy to lift its competitiveness

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 15, 2019

The dominance of US firms and Chinese companies in the digital world has sounded the alarm bells in Europe. EU and national officials have agreed that the competitiveness of European firms requires a comprehensive strategy that goes beyond easing the bloc’s competition rules

EU has taken some initiatives that link trade relations with human rights and environmental objectives.

Fair enough? The EU’s guilty neglect of fair trade

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 15, 2019

EU policy makers need to stop conflating free trade with fair trade and instead promote trade deals and radical trade reforms that will genuinely deliver trade justice, write Jan Orbie and Deborah Martens

Work-life balance and its connection to gender equality is a special focus of this year’s Index. Parental leave is one of the important policy measures to support parents who balance caring duties with work but it is not available to all. In the EU, 28 % of women and 20 % of men are ineligible for parental leave.

Gender Equality Index 2019: Still far from the finish line

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 15, 2019

The EU continues its snail’s pace when it comes to gender equality progress. The latest Gender Equality Index from the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) shows that the EU’s score for gender equality is up just one point to 67.4, since the 2017 edition

Τhe process of “Europeanizing” of this troubled region requires tough structural reforms on the part of the countries in the Western Balkans.

Western Balkans: Europe’s Front Yard

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 15, 2019

An important decision will be taken by the European Council regarding the future of EU integration for Albania and North Macedonia

’’Vice-President-designate Schinas possesses the necessary attributes and skills for his significant role in the next Commission in this new chapter of European history.’’

Schinas: Expert knowledge and capability

By: EBR | Friday, October 4, 2019

European Commission Vice-President-designate, Margaritis Schinas, demonstrated an impressive command and expert knowledge of the wide-ranging, complex portfolio he will oversee, during his parliamentary hearing (Thursday), according to EPP Group Vice-Chairman, Esteban Gonzalez Pons

In prosperous countries – including every single EU member state – long life spans and low birth rates are driving the average age upward.

Why the tone of doom for Europe’s ageing?

By: EBR | Friday, October 4, 2019

The EU’s ageing problems can’t be stopped by either fertility or migration. But labour participation and education trends offer clear reasons for optimism, writes Nicholas Gailey

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EU Actually

Far-left and far-right gains throw French mainstream parties into a quandary

N. Peter KramerBy: N. Peter Kramer

In many big towns and cities, Socialists and centre-right Republicans are tempted to make electoral pacts on their outside flanks to beat the opposition in next Sunday’s run off of the French mayoral elections.

Europe

Russia’s Imperial Retreat Is Europe’s Strategic Opportunity

Russia’s Imperial Retreat Is Europe’s Strategic Opportunity

The war in Ukraine is costing Russia its leverage overseas. Across the South Caucasus and Middle East, this presents an opportunity for Europe to pick up the pieces and claim its own sphere of influence.

Business

EU risks losing US soy imports under deforestation rules, Washington warns

EU risks losing US soy imports under deforestation rules, Washington warns

The regulation would make the bloc less attractive for American exporters, a senior USDA official said

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