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The vision was made flesh in the 1992 Maastricht Treaty, which set out to integrate Europe both politically and economically ...

Europe drowns in cheap capital yet starves for investment — because its biggest firms now lend rather than build.

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The Commission’s optional “EU company” lets firms register anywhere and sidestep the national rules that protect workers.

Lucia Quaglia is Professor of Political Science in the Department of Political and Social Sciences at the University of ...

Mattia Guidi is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Siena. He has held teaching and research ...

We are often told that the age of hyperglobalisation is over. Trade wars, industrial policy, national-security restrictions, export controls, and geopolitical rivalry all seem to point towards a more ...

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Amidst geopolitical shifts, the notion that Europe must choose between security and social support is not only politically dangerous but also economically unsound. Rather than a ‘burden on the ...