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Pan-European pension schemes – a way to close the pension gap0
- Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 22/11/2017
The Pan-European Personal Pension Product (PEPP) is a Commission-led proposal to close the pension gap in a cost-effective way. Its benefits would eventually spread across multiple fronts: improving the sustainability of pension systems, strengthening the current fiscal and macroeconomic framework, unlocking long-term investment, and contributing to deeper economic integration.
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EU’s Sustainable Finance scheme should go beyond greening the financial system0
- Environment and Energy, Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 24/10/2017
Combating climate change is expensive. Trillions of Euros need to be invested in the transition to a low-carbon and resource-efficient economy and these funds should come from the financial sector. But make no mistake, a sustainable financial system is not just about “greening” investments, it entails the halt of the increasing financialization of the economy.
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European Unemployment Insurance – a good initiative missing proper foundation0
- Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 29/08/2017
The European Unemployment Insurance is a reawakened EU initiative imagined to function as a supranational coordination and stabilization mechanism. While its purpose is justified and its design viable, a pre-condition that underpins such a scheme is currently absent.
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2017: a new start for the EU–US partnership?0
Europe seems to perceive the day of Trump’s rise to power as a total disaster. But that does not imply that some of his ideas do not resonate with European citizens. Moreover, it does not mean the end of the U.S.-European partnership and the demise of European economic might.
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Central bank independence: Time for a change?0
The European Central Bank possibly is the most politically independent central bank of our times. But a new era of populism and the related pressures on central banks in the US and Great Britain should catch the attention of European policymakers concerning the relationship with their central bank.
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Extreme Makeover: Science Edition0
- Op-ed, Social and Economic Policy
- 24/12/2016
2016 gave us an American president-elect despite never having served in elected office. It also marked an historic turning point in the European project when a key member voted to leave. These events, in the minds of many, cemented the phenomenon of the ‘post-truth’ paradigm where slapdash opinions have garnered widespread favour atop ‘facts’. The architects of previous sacrosanct-held facts, the sciences, and especially the economics profession, require a makeover.
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