The news that Germany's Minister for Economic Affairs, Sigmar Gabriel, had formed an expert commission to develop proposals for bolstering investment in German infrastructure is a welcome sign. While the size…
One man's meat is often another man's poison. An example of this somewhat old-fashioned maxim can be found in today's interest rates. While high-debt nations and homebuilders celebrate the historically low…
An eventuality that was long feared is now reality. The Greek electorate no longer appears willing to accept budget cuts and economic policy reforms. Voting in droves for Syriza, the Greeks have chosen a party…
Public debate concerning Luxembourg and its tax tricks has focused first and foremost on the individual responsibility of Jean-Claude Juncker. This was perhaps to be expected. Yet there is a danger that the…
The recent spate of bad economic news is akin to a freezing autumn rain ruining the end of a sunny late summer’s day. Bold optimism characterised the first half of 2014. The German economy seemed to be brimming…
Some 5.5 million youths under 25 are currently unemployed in the EU. While not a new problem, youth unemployment has become much more acute since the outbreak of the last economic crisis. Across the EU, youth…
Generating some 4.5 billion euros in revenues each year, Germany's inheritance tax is actually a small source of income for the state – revenues from taxes on tobacco, for example, are more than three times as…
