To preserve a sense of common purpose within the framework of the EU Single Market, natural gas will have to be recognized as a long-term essential energy source - and not as a temporary band-aid
Losing ground against the US, Germany and France since 2007, poor British productivity is a currency crisis in the making. The gap grows wider, leaving Great Britain thoroughly unprepared for future geopolitical and economic disruptions
European industry failed to leverage the digital revolution across multiple sectors and global competition has been chipping away at the Continent's wealth and security : existential choices for all European citizens
In the grip of the most brutal confrontation since World War II, the European continent has been keeping up the pretense that life from Saint Petersburg to London will go on, aloof and oblivious of the rumblings. How long will the illusion hold?
EU trade policies are credible when competing in unison on global markets, but ambivalent efforts by Germany (and others) to keep China on-side pin Europe down. Atrophy beckons...
Germany is one of the strongest exporters worldwide and readily accessible energy sources are indispensable to the country's industrial success. A close partnership with Russian energy providers has turned into unwarranted dependence - Trust betrayed
Black zero has been the cornerstone of responsible German budgets but, with looming economic uncertainty, there are many reasons to reconsider
