French President Emmanuel Macron provided a stark warning to his EU counterparts on Friday as he warned that the bloc is facing a “moment of truth.” He is arguing that the COVID-19 crisis has strengthened the need for greater solidarity...
French President Emmanuel Macron was recently forced to apologize for his approach to COVID-19 during his TV address to his nation as he told viewers that France’s own lockdown will be extended until May 11. As his reputation at home...
A discussion is currently taking place on the European continent regarding the best way to economically salvage its future. However, these debates are being framed in the wrong way. The matter is as much political as it is economic. The...
The coronavirus has taken many governments by surprise and nowhere is that more apparent than in the EU. Brussels’ response to the pandemic has been both chaotic and uncoordinated. This has resulted in the bloc’s 27 member states initiating a...
By August of 2018 Greece was finally leaving behind a long grim period: eight years of grave austerity measures and continuous bailouts. The consequences of these years have been devastating for the Greek economy, with youth unemployment rising well over...
On Saturday, US President Donald Trump said that he will rely on “a lot of facts and instincts” when deciding on the timeline for certain sections of the American economy to reopen during the Covid-19 outbreak. He is torn between...
Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz’s approach to COVID-19 has been different from the rest of Europe. Similar to the refugee crisis in 2015 when Kurz was primarily responsible for closing the Balkan route, the Chancellor is also taking a bold position...
For the last three years, the UK has been driven by a polarizing decision called Brexit; all talks were about uncertainty and divisions, about the divisions between remain and leave. At present, that seems to be an era long gone....
After prolonged and difficult negotiations, including verbal confrontations between Italy and Germany, Europe has found its first united response to the economic crisis caused by COVID-19. Eurogroup Rides to the Rescue On Thursday evening, Europe’s finance ministers – the Eurogroup...
The coronavirus has exposed the deep divisions within the EU as they struggled to agree upon appropriate fiscal measures designed to save the bloc from the economic impact of this pandemic. On Thursday, EU finance ministers finally managed to agree...