Economic Intelligence: Two Steps to Avert Eurozone Crisis October 2014 Economy Euro Eurozone Chief Economist Alessandro Leipold proposes two early steps to avert crisis and restore confidence: a co-ordinated cut in the European tax wedge on labour and smart implementation of the stability and growth… Download READ MORE -
Interpreting the Stability and Growth Pact: Making Best Use of the Existing Flexibility Within the Rules September 2014 Economy Euro Eurozone In this timely special briefing, Chief Economist Alessandro Leipold explores the limits and best application of flexibility within the existing stability and growth pact. On the basis of a comprehensive… Download READ MORE -
Reforming the European Commission August 2014 European Union Knowledge Society Public Service Transformation Published by the Lisbon Council and Nesta, Reforming the European Commission: How Jean-Claude Juncker Can Deliver on Growth and Jobs, is a hard-hitting policy brief which calls for major reform in… Download READ MORE -
Productivity and Digitalisation in Europe May 2014 Competition Economics Economy Knowledge Society “Productivity growth is the key to returning to a sustainable growth path in Europe.” So writes Bart van Ark, author of Productivity and Digitalisation in Europe: Paving the Road to Faster Growth,… Download READ MORE -
The Euro Plus Monitor Spring 2014 Update May 2014 Economy Euro Eurozone Is the euro crisis really over? Find out in The Euro Plus Monitor Spring 2014 Update, the latest instalment of the bi-annual competitiveness ranking published by Berenberg and the Lisbon Council.… Download READ MORE -
Bridging the Data Gap April 2014 Data Economy Transatlantic Relations The Lisbon Council and Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), a leading Washington, DC-based think tank, jointly launch Bridging the Data Gap: How Digital Innovation Can Drive Growth and Create Jobs. The interactive policy… Download READ MORE -
Mapping Text and Data Mining in Academic and Research Communities in Europe March 2014 Data Digital Knowledge Society Text and Data Mining – a sophisticated technique in which advanced data analytics are used to discern previously unseen patterns in texts and other data sets – is quickly being… Download READ MORE -
Power Innovation to Deliver Public Service for the Future March 2014 Digital Government Public Service Transformation In 2013-2014, 16 students from the College of Europe were competitively selected to take part in a project on state transformation. They were divided into four teams of four students.… Download READ MORE -
Special Tenth Anniversary Publication December 2013 Digital Economy In October 2013, the Lisbon Council celebrated 10 years of work at the forefront of the European project. We took the occasion to produce a brief – and hopefully interesting,… Download READ MORE -
Economic Intelligence: Banking Union and the 19-20 December European Council December 2013 Economy Euro Eurozone Chief Economist Alessandro Leipold analyses a key challenge of Europe’s proposed “banking union” — ensuring that its governance delivers swift, efficient and orderly bank resolution — and advocates streamlining the… Download READ MORE -
The 2013 Euro Plus Monitor: From Pain to Gain December 2013 Economy Euro Eurozone If the eurozone and its 17 members stay the course, the systemic crisis that has rocked Europe since 2010 could be largely over by mid-2014. That is the principal conclusion… Download READ MORE -
Economic Growth in the European Union October 2013 Competition Economics Economy European Union After successfully launching Poland on two decades of sustained economic growth, Leszek Balcerowicz, professor at the Warsaw School of Economics, examines the state of the euro zone and the European… Download READ MORE -