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Why Ireland Has Too Much Money (and doesn’t know how to spend it)
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In this video, we’re going to explain Ireland’s turn of fortune, and why the government is actually struggling to spend its newfound fiscal space.
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Ireland vs EU budget surplus
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-01/ireland-flush-with-cash-plans-giveaway-budget-before-election
Background on Ireland’s economy
Sweeney, P. The Celtic Tiger: Ireland’s Continuing Economic Miracle. (Oak Tree Press, Dublin, Second edition, 1999)
Ireland’s corporation tax intake
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-01/ireland-flush-with-cash-plans-giveaway-budget-before-election
Ireland’s corporation tax intake of entire intake
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c512zl7jj04o
Ireland’s third budget surplus
https://www.ft.com/content/bda76023-5cc2-404a-8ad0-c9cba8af4f88
New fiscal rule limiting government spending https://www.euronews.com/business/2024/09/05/ireland-is-running-a-budget-surplus-why-has-it-been-warned-to-stop-spending
Ireland’s changing public sector investment
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Level-of-public-investment-in-EU-Member-States-before-and-after-the-crisis-average-per_fig5_323525017
Ireland’s public investment data
https://www.itf-oecd.org/infrastructure-investment-data-reveal-contrasts-between-countries
Ireland’s public investment data
https://www.ft.com/content/57aaa383-34a0-49cf-ae89-1eee55912522
Ireland’s housing crisis
https://www.ft.com/content/0af7eb4b-9c87-463c-ad02-02ec6d708c9e
Ireland’s new wealth fund
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67058310
Ireland inflation
https://tradingeconomics.com/ireland/inflation-cpi
Corporate taxes have saving economy from deficits
https://www.ft.com/content/bda76023-5cc2-404a-8ad0-c9cba8af4f88
Ten companies accounting for over half of ireland’s tax recipets
https://www.thejournal.ie/why-is-irelands-corporate-tax-take-so-high-6243964-Dec2023/
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Other EU
How a New Far Right Party is Rattling Meloni
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Yet another right-wing party has emerged to challenge Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s dominance. Futuro Nazionale, created by retired army General Roberto Vannacci, is surging in the polls. We examine why the party poses a problem for Meloni.
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No, the UK isn’t Going to Rejoin the EU
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In this video, we thought we’d explain why – as popular as the idea might be – the UK isn’t going to rejoin the EU any time soon.
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Merz’s Economic Reforms Explained
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On Tuesday, Merz presented a series of proposals for the German economy, hoping to lift the countries out of its five-year economic stagnation. In this video, we’re taking a look at these proposals and whether they can work.
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Germany’s proposed Swedish-style pension fund
https://www.reuters.com/sports/german-pension-commission-proposes-shift-swedish-style-fund-2026-06-23/
https://www.ft.com/content/76f3a074-c0d0-4585-adf3-88d8d43f2d08?syn-25a6b1a6=1
Merz’s health reforms
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-merz-hails-historic-health-care-reform/a-76984736
Germany’s economic crisis
https://www.intereconomics.eu/contents/year/2025/number/1/article/the-current-economic-situation-in-germany-in-the-context-of-previous-crises.html
https://www.imf.org/en/publications/fandd/issues/2025/06/making-germany-grow-again-ulrike-malmendier
https://www.bruegel.org/blog-post/understanding-lack-german-public-investment
German GDP growth forecasts
https://www.reuters.com/business/german-economic-council-cuts-growth-forecast-energy-prices-bite-2026-05-27/
https://www.reuters.com/commentary/breakingviews/germany-is-sleepwalking-into-permanent-stagnation-2026-04-23/
German rearmament
https://youtu.be/uQVuqFOTeVM
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Why the EU has more Leverage Over China than you think
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As Chinese exports to the EU have surged but imports have stagnated, European governments are starting to ask the European Commission to come up with tools to fight the upcoming trade war. In this video, we’re taking a look at the looming EU-China trade war and why Europe might do surprisingly well.
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How the EU Could Win its Next Trade War
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As Chinese exports to the EU have surged but imports have stagnated, European governments are starting to ask the European Commission to come up with tools to fight the upcoming trade war. In this video, we’re taking a look at the looming EU-China trade war and why Europe might do surprisingly well.
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