Opinion pieces
Itinera takes part in the public debate by publishing incisive opinion pieces. These opinions and columns reflect the views of Itinera’s fellows on current affairs and the issues that occupy society.
The weird new world of negative interest
The unthinkable has happened – we are entering a period of negative interest rates. This startling situation began last year, when the ECB applied negative interest rates to the deposits that were placed with it.
Greek shadowboxing
Wiens brood men eet, wiens woord men spreekt, luidt het spreekwoord. Het gaat alvast niet op voor Griekenland.
An intelligent tax shift is a means to an end, not an end in itself.
Itinera insists that the debate on tax revenue must start with the goals. We will not escape the need to do more with less: more focus, quality, and effectiveness. An intelligent tax shift can be help and can already generate funds during this government.
The migrant and the calculator (NL)
Theo Francken has gone too far in his statements about Congolese, Algerian and Moroccan immigrants. But that doesn't mean that we have to keep quiet about the budgetary side of migration, says Bilal Benyaich.
The Euro: one of the biggest economic catastrophes in monetary history?
The euro promised a brighter future. That hasn't happened.
For the Nobel Prize winning economist, Paul Krugman, the euro is one of the greatest catastrophes of economic history (New York Times, August 2014).
All health care actors must leave their trenches (NL)
Ruim 4 op de 10 ziekenhuizen zitten in de rode cijfers, leert het jaarlijkse ziekenhuisrapport van Belfius. De wankele ziekenhuisfinanciering aanpakken wordt steeds acuter. Maar dan moet iedereen wel uit de loopgraven willen komen.
