The Impact of Brexit on the Irish Energy System – Pragmatism vs. Principles
Irish energy provision illustrates some of the downside of Brexit for the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland.
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More Brexit Delusion: May’s “Exit Tab” Surprise, Davis’ City Scheme v. More Customs Alarms, Tech Brexodus
Yet more sobering Brexit sightings.
Read more...Yet Another Brexit Train Wreck – UK to Fall Outside EU Auto Approvals Regime – and It Doesn’t Even Register With Officials
Parliamentary testimony on the auto industry lifts another Brexit rock, revealing new creepy crawlies.
Read more...Why Does the Euro Area Have Such Low Growth and High Unemployment?
Why has the Euro area not delivered on its economic promise?
Read more...More Signs Brexit Negotiations Coming Apart
More less than encouraging news on the Brexit front.
Read more...European Worries About Isolationist Trends
European leaders ponder how to defend internationalism. They realize that the response to the crisis created innocent losers. But what now?
Read more...The Real Economic Consequences of Martin Luther
How an article by Cantoni, Dittmar, and Noam Yuchtman force fits the Reformation’s economic changes into a neoclassical frame.
Read more...Don Quijones: Spain Just Lit a Fuse Under Catalonia — its Richest Region
Spain escalates Catalania crisis, by jailing political leaders and issuing arrest warrant for Catalan president Carles Puigdemont.
Read more...The Economic Consequences of Martin Luther: The Protestant Reformation and the Allocation of Resources in Europe
How the Protestant Reformation transformed not only Western Europe’s religious landscape, but also its politics and economy.
Read more...40.3 Million Slaves: Challenging the Hypocrisy of Modern Slavery Statistics
Reports on slavery whitewash how European countries foster inequality and exploitation, as well as try to impose their values.
Read more...Catalonia Secession Becomes Damp Squib as Catalans Accept Direct Rule
The Catalonia secession fantasy dies a quick death.
Read more...Catalonia and Spain Enter Dangerous Uncharted Territory
Some initial reactions to Catalonia’s declaration of independence and Madrid’s initiation of direct rule.
Read more...EU Borders: Walking Backwards from Northern Ireland to Cyprus
The UK still has no realistic answer to the problem that the Northern Ireland border poses to Brexit.
Read more...UK Leaders Starting to Crack as Brexit Realities Finally Sink In
Brexit bravaura is scarce in evidence in Whitehall.
Read more...Rajoy Goes Nuclear on Catalonia’s Separatists, Seeks Suspension of Autonomy, National Takeover of Local Police and Public Broadcasting; Political and Economic Risk High
Spain’s prime minister Rajoy has set in motion a takeover of the government in Catalonia. What might happen next?
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