There is at least a 90% chance that the common currency will squander all economic progress the country made under Fidesz.
Socialists and conservatives differ on what to do about population decline. But that does not liberate them from taking political ownership of the problem.
The groundwork for the current economic standstill was laid already in Maastricht in 1992.
The Hungarian economy cannot afford to be forced into a one-size-fits-all monetary policy.
A new report points to signs of looming credit problems for the EU’s deeply indebted governments. Ignoring these signs is not an option.
More and more signs indicate that Europe is preparing for a large-scale war. Have the planners considered the enormous economic destruction that would follow?
Like an abusive spouse, the central bank is rewarding compliance by the country that it beat into a depression 15 years ago.
The European Commission’s well-intended initiative to make life easier for entrepreneurs comes with some surprising weaknesses.
Tehran’s new demand for peace with the U.S. includes shifting oil trade to the Chinese yuan.
In pre-election polling, disgruntled voters penalize major parties whose ideological positions appear blurred or inconsistent.
The social democrat prime minister is hinging her re-election bid on a tax that can take more from ‘the rich’ than they earn.
An unlikely political alliance opens for a reversal of the no-euro outcome from 2003. But the currency switch would not benefit the Swedish economy.
