How can fiscal rules reward policies that strengthen growth and resilience instead of penalising them?

Can Europe’s fiscal rules respect the law they serve?

Fresh thinking on Europe’s economy, every month.

Money isn’t missing — opportunities are. The fix lies in talent and market depth, not another public bank.

Can France rein in its deficit after years of tax cuts, energy subsidies, and political instability?

What do seventy-five years of parliamentary debates reveal about Italy’s changing industrial strategy?

Germany’s fiscal room is shrinking fast. Can reform restore its capacity to act?

Do higher interest rates really bring prices down, or just slow the economy?

How can Germany decarbonise buildings without overburdening households?

Italy’s export base is narrowing, but High-Growth Firms across regions reveal new potential.

Raising energy prices hardly changes how much households heat or cool. It mostly just makes them poorer.

Can Europe grow by going green? The data say yes.

Can Europe turn fragmented subsidies into a real green industrial strategy?

Can Europe safeguard its monetary autonomy as dollar-backed stablecoins expand globally?

AI is set to amplify regional divides unless Europe invests in R&D, skills, and innovation capacity where it’s needed most.

Can Germany expand its power grids without driving up electricity prices?

When industrial policy multiplies but strategy fades, can transformation follow?

Why does Germany make rail users pay profits to the state for using public tracks?

What if the Commission’s debt models underestimate consolidation costs and overstate growth?

Dunkirk’s ProLogium project illustrates how Europe can spend smarter — linking subsidies to innovation, sovereignty, and measurable outcomes.