Chapter 2 focuses on Switzerland, and specifically on the lessons that Europe can learn from the Swiss experience in maintaining cohesion while supporting diversity, and in reaching pragmatic compromises in the creation of common institutions and policies.

Chapter 3 analyses the much debated issue of austerity and highlights that fiscal discipline is not only needed to ensure the long-term sustainability of public debt, but also for external rebalancing, which is vital to the long-term sustainability of the euro. Finally,

Chapter 4 looks at plans and measures to implement a banking union in Europe and discusses who will pay for future banking crises, and who will end up footing the bill for the latest crisis.

Chapter 1 of the report discusses the immediate macroeconomic outlook for the global economy, with a particular focus on the European situation.

Authors of the Report on the European Economy 2014

Chapter 1 of the report discusses the immediate macroeconomic outlook for the global economy, with a particular focus on the European situation.

Chapter 2 The European Energy Conundrum: Power Failure / Formulate an effective bargaining strategy to ensure a global reduction in CO2 emissions / Establish a European energy union with a single market that does not discriminate against suppliers from other countries. / Eliminate fixed feed-in...

Chapter 1 of the report discusses the immediate macroeconomic outlook for the global economy, with a particular focus on the European situation. Chapter 2 focuses on Switzerland, and specifically on the lessons that Europe can learn from the Swiss experience in maintaining cohesion while...

Authors of the Report on the European Economy 2015

European energy policy is currently poorly coordinated between the member states of the European Union, although substantial gains could be achieved through enhanced cooperation both at the European and the global level. The argument in favour of a European energy union – a genuine common...