Integration

May 9, 2017

How Has Erdogan’s Referendum Affected Turkey’s Prospects for Accession?

“We don’t care about the opinions of any Hans, George or Helga…” Erdogan proclaimed to the crowds at his presidential palace in Ankara, “…all debates about the referendum are now over”, and with it – almost certainly – Turkey’s chances of joining the European Union.
May 1, 2017

Superindex

According to the latest IBL Super Index, the degree of internal divergence within Eurozone countries keeps increasing. This means that the gap between Eurozone periphery countries, such as – for example – Italy, and other comparable countries in the European Union is widening.
January 14, 2016

The Challenges of Economic Integration Facing Migrants and Germany

The New Year’s Eve attacks in Cologne have increased the pressure on Angela Merkel and are driving public debates on the importance of successfully integrating the refugees and migrants into German society and economy.
November 13, 2015

Can We Have Integration Without Centralisation?

Philip Booth at the Institute of Economic Affairs makes a resolute case for Britain to become a federal country. He outlines the faults and imbalances of the UK’s current constitutional settlement, where powers are devolved to some of the nations – notably Scotland – while they remain centralised at the Westminster Parliament for others.