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Lecturer in Economics at the University of Barcelona, where he does mainly research on fiscal policy, international economics and EMU, and also teaches Statistics and Econometrics. He holds a PhD in Economics from the European University Institute, in Florence. He is originally Belgian, but moved on to Italy, Germany and now Spain. Coming from a country with three official languages, and living in a region with two other languages, he suffers from some language confusion.
"My European dream is of a society with a diversity of customs, habits, opinions, feelings, …, with communication in any language or expression, in a peaceful way; is a dream of a mixture of old and new, open to fresh ideas and the curious exploration of new horizons without disregarding traditions; and an ever closer union of people."
Angesichts der wachsenden Unzufriedenheit mit den wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Verhältnissen reichen simple Lösungen nicht mehr aus. Europa sollte helfen.
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Growing discontent in the South cannot be paid anymore by easy solutions. Europe can and should give a hand.
« How could a problem limited to some banks spread so quickly, and have such dramatic consequences ? A lack of understanding of the risks building up in the banking system had reduced the (...)
Tras tres años de negociaciones fracasadas para formar una coalición de gobierno en Bélgica, serias dudas emergen sobre la viabilidad del país. La construcción frágil y compleja de la casa belga ha (...)
En los debates políticos sobre la crisis económica y las reformas necesarias para salir de esta hay muchas incógnitas y omisiones. Las opiniones vuelan de un lado a otro, sin mucho debate real sobre (...)
Euro-Krise : Der EU fehlt es an politischer Integration
Circa due anni fa, nel momento in cui la crisi economica aveva iniziato a dilagare sembrò che si trattasse di un problema riguardante principalmente gli Stati Uniti. La Federal Reserve, la banca (...)
The economic policy of the euro area lies in ruins