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Martin Sandbu

Martin Sandbu

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Brave thinking can restore some broken links between the EU and UK

The pre-Brexit economic relationship is out of reach but closer ties are possible if each side moves from entrenched positions

28.07.2024 20

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Europe’s battery problems show the governments need to up their game

Green tech is stalling because businesses lack confidence that leaders will follow up words with actions

14.07.2024 9

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Europe’s cordon sanitaire against the far right may not work

Nordic examples show that democracy’s moderating influence can sometimes help

30.06.2024 10

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Europe must work out what role China will play in its decarbonisation agenda

Confusion over aims inevitably leads to confusion over means

16.06.2024 10

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Germany, Russia and my grandmother

The deep reckoning with the German past does not inevitably lead to the right conclusions on Ukraine

13.06.2024 10

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Labour’s lack of boldness could come back to haunt it

The party’s fear of looking irresponsible is closing off the prospect of growth-boosting tax reform

02.06.2024 20

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We are a step closer to taxing the super-rich

What once seemed like an impossibility is now being considered by G20 finance ministers

19.05.2024 20

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A missed opportunity for a China-EU grand bargain

Differences over Russia and economic frictions cast a shadow across Xi Jinping’s tour of European capitals

10.05.2024 20

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Authoritarians fear transparency — liberal democracies should embrace it

There is a first-mover advantage to openness on Russian assets

05.05.2024 10

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Europe still fails to make enough of its size — here’s how to fix that

EU leaders must match the boldness of Thatcher and Delors

21.04.2024 30

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The EU’s recovery fund is already shaping its future

Economic convergence is back and will affect the politics of the bloc’s next budget

07.04.2024 30

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Europe is making trade conditional on production methods

Businesses are upset by the extra regulation resulting from the restrictions

24.03.2024 9

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When fiscal rules create a perverse political trade-off

Attempts designed to encourage probity from politicians mostly end up pushing them to game the system

10.03.2024 20

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Western timidity has only emboldened Putin

Ukraine is paying a higher price in blood and devastation because of two years of cautious military and economic aid

25.02.2024 7

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Europe is too shy about using its economic power

The EU can stand up for itself and be true to its multilateralist ideals at the same time

29.01.2024 20

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A grand bargain on the next EU budget is possible

The need for boldness didn’t pass with the bloc’s post-pandemic recovery fund

14.01.2024 20

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‘Ukraine fatigue’ is a problem of western leaders’ own making

The public in allied countries has been led to expect war to be easier than it is

17.12.2023 8

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Trivial concerns threaten big decisions on Europe’s future

EU leaders must display political will at this month’s summit and push ahead on aid to Ukraine, enlargement and budget

04.12.2023 80

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