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Analysis of European economies, the eurozone, and European Union policy.


How Europe Is Rethinking Its Export Led Growth Model For A Riskier World
Economic History

How Europe Is Rethinking Its Export Led Growth Model For A Riskier World

For more than a decade, Europe leaned heavily on external demand and current account surpluses. Now rising geopolitical risk, slower global trade and domestic underinvestment are forcing a rethink of that strategy, with the European Central Bank calling for stronger home grown demand.

26 February 2026 | 8 min read
Eurozone Recovery Divergence: North-South Growth Gap Persists
Global Economics

Eurozone Recovery Divergence: North-South Growth Gap Persists

Why Germany and the Netherlands are underperforming Spain and Portugal in the current recovery cycle.

14 February 2026 | 11 min read
UK Post-Brexit Trade Performance and Regulatory Alignment Debate
Global Economics

UK Post-Brexit Trade Performance and Regulatory Alignment Debate

Five years after the trade agreement, assessing the economic costs and the case for closer EU alignment.

11 February 2026 | 12 min read
German Industrial Output Decline and Manufacturing Sector Challenges
Global Economics

German Industrial Output Decline and Manufacturing Sector Challenges

Structural factors behind Germany's prolonged manufacturing slump and the implications for Europe's largest economy.

7 February 2026 | 10 min read
ECB Monetary Policy Transmission in Fragmented Bond Markets
Finance

ECB Monetary Policy Transmission in Fragmented Bond Markets

How the Transmission Protection Instrument is shaping sovereign spread dynamics across the eurozone.

4 February 2026 | 11 min read
Nordic Economies and the Green Transition Industrial Strategy
Economic Policy

Nordic Economies and the Green Transition Industrial Strategy

How Denmark, Sweden, and Finland are leveraging clean energy leadership for industrial competitiveness.

31 January 2026 | 9 min read
Eastern Europe Labour Migration and Demographic Pressures
Development Economics

Eastern Europe Labour Migration and Demographic Pressures

The economic consequences of working-age population decline in Poland, Romania, and the Baltic states.

28 January 2026 | 10 min read
European Defence Spending Surge and Its Fiscal Implications
Economic Policy

European Defence Spending Surge and Its Fiscal Implications

How NATO commitments and geopolitical pressures are reshaping European fiscal priorities and debt trajectories.

24 January 2026 | 11 min read