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COVID-19 and how the future of the EU hinges on its response to this virus

COVID-19 and how the future of the EU hinges on its response to this virus

The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting all domains of the world, with both human and economic consequences. In particular, this public health crisis is currently testing the strength of unity within the European Union (EU) as well as its economic foundations. How well the EU mitigate and respond to this risk

The EU QE experience so far

The EU QE experience so far

In March the European Union began its quantitative easing (QE) program 6 years after the US. The EU has long been viewed as a prime candidate for QE following the GFC. However the European Central Bank (ECB) has dragged its feet on its execution due to the intricacies of rolling

economic sanction

It’s all about the gas.

The European Union has responded to the Ukrainian Crisis with several waves of sanctions on Russia. These relatively “safe” sanctions, suggest a fear that Russia will use energy as a political tool in response to heavier sanctioning, given Russia’s employment of “energy tactics” in the past and the fact