Björn Hacker

Berlin

Dr Björn Hacker is Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Applied Sciences (HTW) Berlin. Previously, he worked as a Policy Officer for European economic and social policy for the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.

Articles

European integration | 27.09.2023

More or less crisis-proof

So far, the EU has reacted to major crises in an ad hoc manner. For the future, Europe must be better prepared, especially in addressing social issues

European integration | 14.03.2022

The EU’s fiscal hamster wheel

Europe’s fiscal rules must be changed. Yet the European Commission’s attempt to balance two opposing economic views risks going full circle

European integration | 10.11.2020

The European recovery is up in the air — again

Europe’s economies are being hit hard by the second wave. The EU’s recovery fund needs to be adjusted accordingly

Europe | 21.07.2020

A fiscal bazooka from Brussels?

The EU's recovery fund has finally seen the light of day. But this comes at a price: deep political rifts and painful budget cuts

Europe | 13.02.2019

Dangerous EU-phoria

Across-the-board support for the EU does more harm than good. We need to talk about markets and politics instead

Europe | 09.11.2018

Stabilising the Eurozone

A Europe-wide unemployment insurance scheme would make the EU more crisis-resistant

Europe | 19.06.2018

Merkel’s answer to Macron

The chancellor's proposals will not suffice to kickstart the Franco-German motor, nor to reconcile Italian voters with Europe