{"id":18118,"title":"Imbalances: Should the EU Intervene?","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/de\/investment-budget\/imbalances-should-the-eu-intervene\/","date":"20. Februar 2018","date_unix":1519140436,"date_modified_unix":1754482526,"date_iso":"2018-02-20T15:27:16+00:00","content":"

In the publication series \u201cEuropa briefing\u201d our colleagues from „Repair and Prepare: Strengthen the Euro<\/a>„, a joint project between the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Jacques Delors Institut \u2013 Berlin, cover key topics of European politics and present possible scenarios. What is the problem? What might happen next? And what can politics do now? Each week, we will present one of these briefings for you on this blog. Alternatively, you can click here<\/a> to find all the Europa briefings on the website of the project. The Europa briefings were published first in November 2017<\/em><\/p>\n

This Week’s Briefing:\u00a0Imbalances<\/h2>\n

Economic imbalances keep recurring in the EU. Differences in trade balances dominate the debate. Germany has been generating very high surpluses for years and meets criticism for this reason. Are imbalances a threat to the EU, and what role does the euro play in this? Should politicians adjust differences in the balance of trade? And if so, is that up to national governments or the EU?<\/p>\n

To get the answers to all these questions and more, simply click on the download window above to read the full brief.
\n\u201eThe Europa briefing series is published as part of \u201cRepair and Prepare: Strengthen the euro\u201d. For this project, the Bertelsmann Stiftung has joined forces with the Jacques Delors Institut \u2013 Berlin to provide a roadmap for a stronger Economic and Monetary <\/span>Union. You can find all briefings and further publications on the future of the Eurozone on the website of the project <\/span>www.strengthentheeuro.eu<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Imbalances are a recurring problem in the EU. Especially differences in trade balances dominate the debate. Germany, for instance, has been generating very high surpluses for years and meets serious criticism for this reason. This briefing examines whether imbalances pose a threat to the EU and what role the euro plays in this.<\/p>\n","thumbnail":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/02\/171110_JDI_7_Twitter_Imbalances_1-Kopie.jpg","thumbnailsquare":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/02\/171110_JDI_7_Twitter_Imbalances_1-Kopie.jpg","authors":[{"id":3177,"name":"Katharina Gnath","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/de\/blogger\/katharina-gnath\/"}],"categories":[{"id":598,"name":"Investment & Budget","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/category\/investment-budget\/"}],"tags":[{"id":151,"name":"Publications","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/tag\/publications\/"}]}