“God, Protect Bulgaria”: New Bulgarian Euro Coins Send a Message to Brussels Hélène de Lauzun January 9, 2026 As Bulgaria joins the eurozone, it chooses to reaffirm its Christian identity.
Fight for Eurogroup Top Job Collides With Battle Over Russia’s Frozen Billions TEC News / AFP December 11, 2025 EU finance ministers weigh rival bids from Greece and Belgium as concerns grow over the risks of tapping Russian assets for Ukraine.
PM Orbán: The EU Risks “Falling Apart” Zoltán Kottász September 8, 2025 To preserve European cooperation, the Hungarian PM proposed a sweeping restructuring of the Union into “concentric circles.”
Cooling Inflation Meets Hot Defense Budgets in Europe Sven R. Larson June 22, 2025 As many EU states still feel the burn from 2022’s inflation peak, new policies risk reigniting the fire.
ECB Rate Cut Aimed at Debt-Drowning Member States Sven R. Larson June 9, 2025 In a stunning admission, the central bank concedes that more public debt is the only path to more economic growth in the euro zone.
Bulgarians Demonstrate Against Joining the Euro TEC News June 2, 2025 President praises the 100 different events opposed to ditching the national currency—which protestors link to national identity.
Have We Met EU Criteria for Adopting the Euro, Asks Czechia TEC News April 8, 2025 The Prague government is reviewing national preparedness to join the eurozone—while ruling it out in practice, for now.
Economic Resiliency Post Pandemic: U.S. vs. the EU Sven R. Larson May 9, 2022 While the U.S. has its economic problems, the runaway government debt being an ominous example, its unending reliance on domestic spending for domestic prosperity is a winning recipe over time.
ECB Normalizes Monetary Policy Sven R. Larson May 6, 2022 In its press release, the ECB reports that bank credit to euro-area residents grew at 5.9% in March.
Slow Growth in EU Economy Sven R. Larson May 4, 2022 At 3.0%, Sweden ranked lowest in year-to-year GDP growth; Germany came in second from the bottom at 3.7%
