What the new French labour law tells us about France and the euro
In March 2015, a new French labour law made headlines. We assessed what the new law does, why it is here, and what it means for the future.
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Bob Hancké
- Nov 3, 2014
- 4 min
German austerity is damaging the Eurozone and starving the country of its own much needed investment
Read why we suggested in late-2014 that fiscal expansion would benefit Germany at least as much as the whole eurozone.
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Bob Hancké
- Oct 20, 2014
- 5 min
Two years after Draghi’s ‘whatever it takes’ moment, the Eurozone is again staring into the abyss
In 2014, growth in the Eurozone declined significantly, raising fears of another crisis. Read about the steps we proposed to generate growth
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Bob Hancké
- Oct 30, 2013
- 3 min
Despite signs of recovery, the Eurozone crisis is still far from over
In mid-2013, when the Eurozone emerged from recession, we warned that any recovery will be short lived without addressing competitiveness.
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Bob Hancké
- Jun 5, 2013
- 4 min
Training the unemployed: Much ado about nothing?
While training is never a bad thing, bringing unemployment down is not a substitute for growth. Read why in our policy analysis from 2013.
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Bob Hancké
- Mar 18, 2013
- 4 min
Refocusing on upmarket tourism might offer a new growth strategy for Greece's recovery.
Read why we thought Alexis Tsipras' lecture in 2013 before he became Greek PM lacked in sound reform proposals and what he should have said
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Bob Hancké
- Feb 25, 2013
- 3 min
Contrary to national stereotypes, French workers are more productive than most.
In our stereotype fact check form 2013, we challenge the US manufacturing CEO's concerns over the low productivity of French workers.
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Bob Hancké
- Nov 15, 2012
- 3 min
A depreciation of the euro is not the silver bullet to solve the eurocrisis.
Euro depreciation - read how a potential silver bullet turns out to be harmful upon closer consideration in our in-depth analysis from 2012
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Bob Hancké
- Oct 25, 2012
- 3 min
European car manufacturers’ latest crisis is in line with two-decades of restructuring and decline
October 2012 had seen lots of turmoil in the car manufacturing industry across Europe. Our stocktake found few reasons to be cheerful.
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Bob Hancké
- Oct 23, 2012
- 3 min
European integration is reaching a point of exhaustion
Read our assessment from 2012 of the challenge of uprising regions, as national leaders finally groped towards a solution to the eurocrisis.
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