The second edition of the Charlemagne Prize Europe Summit, November 13th, 2020.
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Germany is the sick man of Europe, Ifo Institute says
Hans-Werner Sinn, president emeritus of the Ifo institute, discusses the German economy and explains how the energy transition must be managed to support the country's manufacturing sector.Watch the video
COVID as a Natural Experiment for Climate Policy
The COVID-19 pandemic served as a real-world experiment for assessing the mechanics of multilateral and unilateral climate policies. Read more
Lars P. Feld, Professor of Economics, University of Freiburg, Personal Advisor of German Minister of Finance Christian Lindner and former Head of the German Council of Economic Advisors:
"... in a now-famous Christmas Lecture in December 2020, Hans-Werner Sinn of the University of Munich warned that the eurozone’s highly expansionary fiscal and monetary policy mix would lead to a future of higher inflation." He was "visionary". Read the full article "Why Inflation Persists" by Lars P. Feld
The Japan Times: "Accounting for Casino Capitalism"
The spectacular collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) – the second-largest bank failure in US history – has evoked memories of the 2008 collapse of Lehman Brothers, which sparked the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.Read more
Aby bylo jasno: Ruský plyn teče do Německa přes turecko
Euro úspory neochrání. Zelení berou globální oteplování jako náboženství. Musíme dělat reálpolitiku.Watch the video
The Jordan Times: Europe at Debt’s Door
The European Commission’s ongoing borrowing spree is economically irresponsible and clearly inflationary. Read more
The Guardian: Will Germany’s energy policy lead to economic failure?
Despite ambitious green goals, the country’s over-reliance on Russian gas has forced it back to coal and expensive imports Read more
Venture Capital Magazin: "We should not destroy all our options"
The world is in a permanent state of crisis. Former ifo president Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Hans-Werner Sinn on possible ways out.Read more
The Jordan Times: The ECB Has Been Driving EU Inflation
The ECB denies that it bears any responsibility for the eurozone’s current inflation struggles, pointing the finger at COVID-19 and Vladimir Putin. But there is good reason to believe that the ECB contributed significantly to rising prices.Read on
Aby bylo jasno: Bude Německo solidární s Českou republikou, jak věří Petr Fiala? Samo stojí před krachem. A euro?
Víte, že německá ekonomika, na které jsme přímo závislí, má zásadní energetické potíže a je v krizi?Watch the video
