EU Reforms
The European Union is a success story for Europe. However, the process of European unification has stalled. Economic development is diverging in some countries of the EU and dissatisfaction with the central institution is growing in many places. In addition, the EU is facing new and sometimes greater challenges today than it did a few years ago. The consequences of the euro crisis, the migration crisis, climate change, Brexit, and most recently, the coronavirus crisis require new approaches to solutions and have triggered sometimes intense debates about reforms and the future role of the EU.
To find an adequate response to the major issues of the future, the European Union must reposition itself both internally and externally.
- How should the European Monetary Union develop further?
- Is a European Social Union desirable?
- Do we need an active European industrial policy?
- What long-term climate strategy should the European Union pursue?
- How can the integration of migrants into the labor markets succeed and how should structural policies be redesigned?
In the view of the ifo Institute, these challenges should not be met across the board with “more Europe.” Instead, policy areas need to be identified in which the provision of public goods at the European level generates added value. The EU should do more in policy areas where it can do more than the member states if they act individually. This is the case where economies of scale are important or where policy decisions made by individual countries strongly influence each other.
“The European Union should do more in policy areas where it can achieve more than member states do when acting individually. This is the case when economies of scale are important or when effects of policies in one country strongly influence other countries.”
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Article in JournalThomas Licht, Friedrich Lührs, Annette von Maltzanifo Institut, München, 2024ifo Schnelldienst, 2024, 77, Nr. 04, 58-63
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Article in JournalAnita Dietrich, Florian Dorn, Clemens Fuest, Daniel Gros, Giorgio Presidente, Philipp-Leo Mengel, Oliver Falck, Svenja Falk, Christoph M. Schmidt, Irene Bertschek, Guido Bünstorf, Uwe Cantner, Carolin Häussler, Till Requate, Friederike Welter, Caroline Paunov, Sylvia Schwaag Serger, Nikolas Schmidt, Tanja Brühl, Anne Schäfer, David B. Audretsch, Edmund S. Phelpsifo Institut, München, 2024ifo Schnelldienst, 2024, 77, Nr. 04, 03-37
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Article in JournalClemens Fuest, Björn Kauder, Thomas Obst, Dirk Meyer, Arne Hansen, Tobias Linzert, Julian Schumacher, Bodo Herzog, Margit Schratzenstaller, Pawel Tokarski, Christa Schwengifo Institut, München, 2022ifo Schnelldienst, 2022, 75, Nr. 06, 03-32
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Article in JournalStefan Sauer, Klaus Wohlrabeifo Institut, München, 2022ifo Schnelldienst, 2022, 75, Nr. 06, 37-41
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Article in JournalRüdiger Bachmann, Kai Carstensen, Manuel Menkhoff, Martin Schneiderifo Institut, München, 2022ifo Schnelldienst, 2022, 75, Nr. 06, 33-36
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Article in JournalDavid Bauerifo Institut, Dresden, 2021ifo Dresden berichtet, 2021, 28, Nr. 1, 28-32
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Article in JournalFlorian Dorn, Clemens Fuest, Friedrich Heinemann, Margit Schratzenstaller, Michael Thöne, Peter Becker, Christian Waldhoff, Christian Neumeier, Katarina Barley, Daniel Freundifo Institut, München, 2021ifo Schnelldienst, 2021, 74, Nr. 02, 03-30
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ifo Viewpoint — 3 December 2019
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Article in JournalOliver Falckifo Institut, München, 2019ifo Schnelldienst, 2019, 72, Nr. 10, 12-15
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Article in JournalJoachim Ragnitzifo Institut, München, 2019ifo Schnelldienst, 2019, 72, Nr. 10, 25-26
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Article in JournalClemens Fuestifo Institut, München, 2019ifo Schnelldienst, 2019, 72, Nr. 10, 03-07
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Article in JournalKaren Pittelifo Institut, München, 2019ifo Schnelldienst, 2019, 72, Nr. 10, 16-19
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Article in JournalAndreas Peichl, Mathias Dollsifo Institut, München, 2019ifo Schnelldienst, 2019, 72, Nr. 10, 08-11
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Article in JournalPanu Poutvaaraifo Institut, München, 2019ifo Schnelldienst, 2019, 72, Nr. 10, 20-24
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Article in JournalJohannes Blum, Anna Dudel, Björn Kauder, Manuela Krause, Niklas Potrafkeifo Institut, München, 2019ifo Schnelldienst, 2019, 72, Nr. 02, 55-61
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Article in JournalDirk Meyer, Berthold Busch, Jürgen Matthes, Ansgar Belke, Massimo Bordignon, Angelo Baglioni, Christian Kastrop, Dominic Ponattu, Bodo Herzog, Marlene Ferenczifo Institut, München, 2019ifo Schnelldienst, 2019, 72, Nr. 01, 03-22
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Article in JournalClemens Fuest, Hans-Werner Sinnifo Institut, München, 2018ifo Schnelldienst, 2018, 71, Nr. 24, 15-25
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Journal (Complete Issue)ifo Institute, Munich, 2018
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Article in JournalClemens Fuestifo Institute, Munich, 2018ifo DICE Report 16 (3), 25-30
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Article in JournalMaria Hofbauer Pérez, Marcus Drometer, Rhode Carla, Tanja Stittenederifo Institute, Munich, 2018ifo DICE Report 16 (3), 54-60
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