Mario Draghi is not going to save Europe – The Irish Times

Europe has slept through a lot of wake-up calls in the last decade and could be in danger of hitting the snooze button again, now the threat of a full breakdown in the transatlantic relationship has receded for the moment. If you half tuned-in to any debates in the last year or two about what’s … Read more

Ireland’s embrace of EU-India trade deal over Mercosur boils down to one thing – The Irish Times

The chief criticism levelled at the EU is that decision-making is held up, thwarted even, by member states putting their national interests ahead of the collective good. According to insiders, getting agreement, even qualified-majority agreement, is like herding cats. Mario Draghi’s 2024 report on European competitiveness identifies the lack of co-ordination as the primary block … Read more

ECB’s Philip Lane on Europe’s Economic Challenges and Monetary Policy

Archyde Navigating Economic Headwinds: A Conversation with the ECB Table of Contents 1. Navigating Economic Headwinds: A Conversation with the ECB 2. Assessing the Current Economic outlook 3. Monetary Policy in a Complex Landscape 4. Key Economic Concepts and Relationships 5. Transmission Mechanisms and Structural Challenges 6. The Evolving Role of Monetary policy 7. Looking … Read more