The more I think about it, the more I feel we are trapped in a “gaze” dilemma: policymakers look at aggregates, curves, and quarterly reports, yet fail to see the expressions on neighborhood streets, the processes inside factories, or the queues in schools and clinics. The EU’s original promise was the Four Freedoms, free movement … Continue reading From Freedom to Demography: How Europe Lost Sight of Its Own Promise
I have always felt that Europe’s debates on immigration are monopolized by “political correctness” and “humanitarian rhetoric.” Officials constantly tell us: immigration is not cheap labor, it exists because we need diversity, because Europe has historical responsibilities; or, because the pressure of aging societies is so severe that without immigration, the system would collapse. On … Continue reading Immigration Policy: An Economic Necessity or a Hidden Self-Tax?
The pension entitlements of households in the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), can be categorized into private/funded pensions and unfunded pensions. Unfunded pensions primarily refer to retirement obligations promised by governments without pre-allocated reserves, relying on a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system funded … Continue reading Economic Analysis of the European Pension Crisis: Structural Challenges and Inevitable Fiscal and Social Pressures
I. Economic Overview and Core Data The European Union (EU), formalized in 1993, is a supranational entity—not a single nation—designed to enhance economic integration. In 2008, its GDP reached approximately $19 trillion, rivaling the United States’ $14.7 trillion at the time. Fast forward to 2023, Eurostat data pegs the EU-27’s GDP at $18 trillion, still … Continue reading EU Economic : Structural Flaws, Declining Global Standing, and the Immigrant Integration Catastrophe
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