Getting Hungary to drop its opposition to Ukraine’s European Union accession would be a strategic coup for Ukraine, Europe, and Washington. The post Trump has an opportunity to unblock Ukraine’s EU accession in his meeting with Orbán appeared first on Atlantic Council.| Atlantic Council
Inside the EU, the development in France is particularly dramatic. The post Budget Deficits Globally: Focus on France appeared first on The Globalist.| The Globalist
Since the 2007 financial crisis, the US has borrowed significantly more than Europe to fund higher public spending, which has contributed to faster economic growth in the US. But what about the future? Will the US continue to outpace Europe in borrowing?| Rangvid’s Blog
There is a great deal of euro-bashing circulating these days. The central argument is that Europe has been lagging the US economically, with an equally bleak outlook for the future. However, one often-overlooked factor is the significant role of massive borrowing—expansionary fiscal policy—in driving stronger US growth. When this is accounted for, the US’s apparent economic outperformance becomes less impressive.| Rangvid’s Blog
Germany experienced little increase in unemployment during the Great Recession, and has found “internal devaluation” relatively easy and pain-free, unlike most other countries. Why ? So…| pseudoerasmus