Economics
Europe Again Catching Up but Stalling Against Itself Again
Shannon K. O’Neil argues that the European Union and the United States use different approaches to the reshaping of the global trade system.
Europe Writes Fine Agreements Again While China Conquers New Markets
Focus on figures presented to the French Senate Finance Committee concerning wealthy taxpayers.
13,335 MILLIONAIRES PAY NEGATIVE OR ZERO INCOME TAX
We still have problems in Europe regarding the climate, energy, homelessness and, of course, we are becoming poor. Having a house, moreover the one equipped with air conditioners is expensive and everything costs more and more.
Will the Summer Never End? Is It the Only Problem the European Union Faces?
France’s political institutions are presented here as having undergone a long decline in standards, culminating in controversy over Emmanuel Macron’s nomination of Amélie de Montchalin to lead the Court of Auditors.
Doing the Math; The Decline of Institutions and the Court of Auditors
Are the Europeans getting poorer? Are we getting used to seeing homeless people and those living in poverty?
The Gap Between the Rich and the Poor Is Widening in 2026
Tim Rühlig discusses what can be done to stop the decline of European industry as it loses competition to China.
Deindustrialization of Europe No Longer a Forecast But a Reality
From Warren Buffett’s enormous cash reserves to famous failed predictions before the 1929 crash, the author questions the confidence placed in economists and introduces the central contradiction of uncertainty: while markets claim to fear it, other sectors may thrive on it.
€800 Billion. The European Union’s Magnificent Project
Thorsten Benner describes Europe’s economic problems in his article The Coming Clash Between China and Europe. The author argues that a trade war is looming
A China Shock for Europe: Trade Imbalance, Loss of Market Share, and Risk of Political Dependence
Europe is experiencing a ‘China shock 2.0’ and cannot cope with it, says François Godement in his article posted on the Institute Montaigne website.
Europe Unable to Cope with China’s Lightning-Fast Responses
Expert Joseph Dellatte argues that the European Union’s Emissions Trading System should become a major tool of its new industrial policy.
Making the European Carbon Market an Industrial Policy Magic Wand Attempted Again
In an article in The National Interest, a U.S. publication, Azeem Ibrahim and Dania Arayssi promote the idea that Turkey could become a key energy ‘gatekeeper’ for Europe.
Turkey Offering Europe Its Mediation Again, Europe Again Ready to Accept It
Aleksandra Kozaczyńska, an expert at the Polish Centre for Eastern Studies, believes that the reform’s efficiency will be constrained by the coalition partners’ differing political priorities and concerns over the social costs of the reforms, which could benefit the poll-leading Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Faced with a Worsening Economic Situation, the German Government Tries to Reform its Social Security System
