Economics
France: the Budget, Aircraft Carriers, and Debt
In response to the EU’s 21st sanctions package against Russia, the People’s Republic of China has imposed restrictions on European defense industries.
China Strikes Back
A sober look at the case for common European Union debt
Common European Debt: a Fine Idea Unworkable Without True Federalization
Connections of public services directly to workers’ contributions and to the distribution of economic output between wages and profits.
WHO PAYS FOR PUBLIC SERVICES AND PENSIONS?
How employment responds principally to demand, not to the wishes of business owners, and considers French subsidies as evidence that public incentives do not necessarily produce new jobs.
SPECULATION, INVESTMENT, AND THE MYTH OF JOB CREATION
THERE IS A LEGAL PROVISION THAT ALLOWS EMPLOYERS TO TERMINATE EMPLOYEES: BUSINESS NEEDS.
NOTHING IS FREE—LEAST OF ALL PUBLIC SERVICES
François Chimits, head of Europe Program, examines how much Europe has advanced in implementing the recommendations laid out in the Draghi report.
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
