JEAN-PAUL FITOUSSI is President of the French Observatory Economic Situations (OFCE), France.JACQUES LE CACHEUX is Professor of Economics at the French Observatory Economic Situations (OFCE), France.

• Europe's Economic Problem is Political After All! Globalization and the Twin Protections Euro Area Polices and Macro Economic Performance, Ten Years On: Institutions, Incentives and Strategies Fiscal Discipline as a Social Norm: The European Stability Pact  The ECB's Quiet Hijacking of the Euro Area's Exchange Rate The Irish Tiger and the German Frog: The tale of Size and Growth in the Euro Area Funding the EU Budget with a Genuine Own Resource: The Case for a European Tax The EU Environmental Strategy If it's Broken, Don't fix it: The Government of the Euro area in the EU 'Reform Treaty'