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Is the transatlantic economy faring better now than it will post-Bush?

Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Despite the strains on the transatlantic relationship caused by events like the Iraq war—as evidenced in public opinion studies, like GMF’s Transatlantic Trends—optimism is rising about improved relations with a new U.S. administration in 2009. But underlying the political aspect of the relationship has been a flourishing economic … Continue Reading…

Brussels Forum this weekend

Thursday, March 13th, 2008

This weekend, GMF is hosting with its partners the third annual Brussels Forum, a gathering of political, academic, and business leaders to debate the countless items on the transatlantic agenda. Public sessions will be streamed live in video and audio from Brussels, and transcripts and video for … Continue Reading…

Sign of the times…

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

WASHINGTON — Once again, this is far from my expertise, but it’s very interesting to see a New York Times blog post about a few stores in New York City starting to accept the euro for purchases. It is certainly … Continue Reading…

Reservations about euro-denominated reserves?

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

WASHINGTON — This is far from my area of expertise, but I found it interesting that the FT is reporting that the dollar, widely used as the currency of international commerce and reserve holdings, should withstand a challenge by the euro to displace it in … Continue Reading…

If ‘All Politics is Global’, how should you argue for a Transatlantic Marketplace?

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

GMF’s Economic Policy Program recently hosted Professor Dan Drezner of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, for a presentation of his new book, ‘All Politics is Global’ (Princeton University Press). You can read more about Drezner’s arguments here, and listen to a podcast interview … Continue Reading…

Transatlantic regulatory co-operation wins the day for UK ‘metric martyrs’

Thursday, May 10th, 2007

British campaigners against European Union plans to outlaw imperial measures like pounds and ounces have claimed victory, according to news reports today. The self-styled ‘metric martyrs’ say they have say they have won the battle to keep Britain imperial, after confirmation from the European Commission’s industry commissioner, Gunther Verheugen, that dual marking of goods in imperial and metric would “continue indefinitely”. Previously the Commission had set a 2009 deadline for the phasing out of imperial measures still widely used in British greengrocers, butchers and supermarkets. Continue Reading…