
On to the next election in France
As expected, Emmanuel Macron easily won the second round of the French presidential elections yesterday. Aside from the relief that France didn’t go for the extreme right option, this still doesn’t mean a whole lot. Yes, the Macron win came by a wide margin, but on the other hand turnout was quite low and Marine Le Pen basically doubled the result of her father 15 years ago. In any case…

First round of the presidential election in France: this is what you need to know
As expected by many polls, Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen are the winners of the first round of the French presidential election. On the 7th of May there will be a second round to determine who will be the new president of France. With the first round, the most exciting part of these elections is probably over. In the polls the four top candidates were quite close in the…
Inflation in Belgium: our analysis
The high inflation figure for Belgium, published this week, didn’t come unexpected to Econopolis. We have been predicting a rise in inflation throughout Europe around this time for a while now and also that Belgium would be on top of the inflation list. On the most important reasons behind the inflation hike and why Belgium is the inflation champion in the eurozone, we gave an interview (in Dutch) on national television. We…
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