European Comparisons Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/european-comparisons/ Independent research and policy analysis on fiscal, monetary, and regulatory issues in Europe Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:24:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://en.irefeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/04/IREF-LinkedIn-Profile-DarkBlue-scaled.png European Comparisons Archives - IREF Europe https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/european-comparisons/ 32 32 How Poland Became One of Europe’s Best-Performing Economies https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/how-poland-became-one-of-europes-best-performing-economies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-poland-became-one-of-europes-best-performing-economies https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/how-poland-became-one-of-europes-best-performing-economies/#respond Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:24:15 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36248 For much of the past decade, Europe has been weighed down by prolonged economic stagnation. Growth has slowed, productivity has stalled, and even the continent’s largest economies—Germany and France among…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/how-poland-became-one-of-europes-best-performing-economies/feed/ 0 What’s right and what’s wrong about the expression «BRITALY» https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/whats-right-and-whats-wrong-about-the-expression-britaly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whats-right-and-whats-wrong-about-the-expression-britaly https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/whats-right-and-whats-wrong-about-the-expression-britaly/#respond Wed, 02 Nov 2022 20:49:57 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=34711 According to The Economist, these turbulent times have completed the transformation of Britain into a new country, characterized by political instability and low growth, and subordinated to financial markets. Britaly…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/whats-right-and-whats-wrong-about-the-expression-britaly/feed/ 0 Is it possible to abolish poverty by one single law? The case of the Italian universal minimum income project https://en.irefeurope.org/uncategorized/article/is-it-possible-to-abolish-poverty-by-one-single-law-the-case-of-the-italian-universal-minimum-income-project/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-it-possible-to-abolish-poverty-by-one-single-law-the-case-of-the-italian-universal-minimum-income-project https://en.irefeurope.org/uncategorized/article/is-it-possible-to-abolish-poverty-by-one-single-law-the-case-of-the-italian-universal-minimum-income-project/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 09:06:04 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=34453 The idea of ​​providing an unconditional income to everyone, regardless of whether «the person is rich or poor, lives alone or with others, is willing to work or not» (Van…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/uncategorized/article/is-it-possible-to-abolish-poverty-by-one-single-law-the-case-of-the-italian-universal-minimum-income-project/feed/ 0 The tragedy of information cascade on lockdowns https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-tragedy-of-information-cascade-lockdowns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-tragedy-of-information-cascade-lockdowns https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-tragedy-of-information-cascade-lockdowns/#respond Wed, 23 Feb 2022 01:24:10 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=34323 According to a scientific paper just published, lockdowns in Europe and the US decreased COVID-19 mortality by a mere 0.2% on average, while the economic costs were enormous. This is…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-tragedy-of-information-cascade-lockdowns/feed/ 0 Latvia : The Only EU Country Meeting The Maastricht Criteria https://en.irefeurope.org/news/article/latvia-the-only-eu-country-meeting-the-maastricht-criteria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=latvia-the-only-eu-country-meeting-the-maastricht-criteria https://en.irefeurope.org/news/article/latvia-the-only-eu-country-meeting-the-maastricht-criteria/#respond Fri, 05 Jul 2013 09:52:45 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/other-publications/news/latvia-the-only-eu-country-meeting-the-maastricht-criteria/ This little county on the shores of the Baltic Sea will become the 18th member of the Eurozone. That is well deserved since Latvia meets all of the Maastricht criteria.…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/news/article/latvia-the-only-eu-country-meeting-the-maastricht-criteria/feed/ 0 June’13 Newsletter: New Members Join The European Union, While Bail-Outs And Banking Regulation Are Questioned https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/june-13-newsletter-new-members-join-the-european-union-while-bail-outs-and-banking-regulation-are/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=june-13-newsletter-new-members-join-the-european-union-while-bail-outs-and-banking-regulation-are https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/june-13-newsletter-new-members-join-the-european-union-while-bail-outs-and-banking-regulation-are/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:51:53 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/june-13-newsletter-new-members-join-the-european-union-while-bail-outs-and-banking-regulation-are/ Welcome to the clubs! Why should they join? The crisis is not over and doubts about the virtues of the EU and the euro abound. It may therefore seem surprising…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/june-13-newsletter-new-members-join-the-european-union-while-bail-outs-and-banking-regulation-are/feed/ 0 The Crisis is An Opportunity To Grow A Business https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-crisis-is-an-opportunity-to-grow-a-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-crisis-is-an-opportunity-to-grow-a-business https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-crisis-is-an-opportunity-to-grow-a-business/#respond Mon, 13 May 2013 10:08:26 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/the-crisis-is-an-opportunity-to-grow-a-business/ “A recession can be a good time to grow a business”. Thus is the opinion of Lord Young, a British cabinet minister under late Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and still having his own office in Downing Street. Lord Young’s comments are stated in a report to be published this week and addressed to Prime Minister David Cameron. It is obvious that Lord Young stands for a “creative destruction” and is actually stating an economic truth. But truth is not always welcomed by unions and especially by the Trades Union Congress.

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-crisis-is-an-opportunity-to-grow-a-business/feed/ 0 The Receipt for Government Services for 2013 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-receipt-for-government-services-for-2013/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-receipt-for-government-services-for-2013 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-receipt-for-government-services-for-2013/#respond Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:32:25 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/the-receipt-for-government-services-for-2013/ Richard Durana, Ph.D, director of Institute of Economic and Social Studies (INESS) has annouced that INESS released the Receipt for Government Services for 2013.
The annual price of the state for Slovakia increased by EUR 322 (7.3%) and reached EUR 4,704 per citizen.

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-receipt-for-government-services-for-2013/feed/ 0 Capital Control: A Threat on Free Markets https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/capital-control-a-threat-on-free-markets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=capital-control-a-threat-on-free-markets https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/capital-control-a-threat-on-free-markets/#respond Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:40:17 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/capital-control-a-threat-on-free-markets/ This is an unexpected outcome of the Cypriot “bail out – bail in”. The fact that the Cypriot Government is now able to control money transfers and cash withdrawals is a threat for the European market. Can it still be called a free market if restrictions are applied on the ability to move money? Isn’t it also a denial of property rights?

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/capital-control-a-threat-on-free-markets/feed/ 0 Cypriot Crisis: The Rise of the German Economic Governance https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/cypriot-crisis-the-rise-of-the-german-economic-governance/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cypriot-crisis-the-rise-of-the-german-economic-governance https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/cypriot-crisis-the-rise-of-the-german-economic-governance/#respond Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:52:42 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/cypriot-crisis-the-rise-of-the-german-economic-governance/ The Cypriot crisis has enthroned Germany has the leading European country. European economics are likely to be German driven from now on. Thus, fiscal profligacy or faulty business models are considered to have caused the recent crisis and the German cure to this is clear: austerity and structural reforms must be enforced. Cyprus was first on the list.

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