Blog Roll: The European Union (EU)

Aug 15, 2026 Europe's Great Rivers are Dying. The Continent is in for a shock.

Aug 6, 2026 Drought Threatens a Vital Economic Artery in the Heart of Europe The Rhine conveys vessels and cargo that power European industry. 

July 17, 2026 Europe Proposes Weaker Policy for Reducing Emissions The European Union is facing a green backlash as emissions cuts become harder and require bigger overhauls to industry and livelihoods.

Posts

• Temperature shocks: Growth and Unemployment in the EU. Heat Waves are systemic problems.
• EU Gives Up on Climate Change Regulation. Really? Emissions are declining, but reduction seeem to be reaching their lower limit.
• Was the EU Economy Wrecked by Austerity? It depends on the attractor path.
• Is the EU Heading for a Steady-State Economy? Maybe!
• Was it a mistake for Britain to Enter the EU? Growth is slowing, regardless of EU membership.
• Should Britain have Exited the EU? The answer involves a counterfactual!
• Is Another EU Recession Likely?  Again, it depends on the attractor path!
• How Does the Steady-State Economy of the European Union Work? Commentators are confusing the approach of the Steady-State Economy with Economic Stagnation.
• Western Europe Growth and Collapse (1800-Present) There is a long-run collapse mode for Western Europe.
  
  

You can also run the EUL20 model here. The EUL20 model is stable and will reach Steady-State Economy sometime around 2046.

The Steady-State Economy will intially be misinterpreted as failure and Economic Stagnation resulting in Political Instability.

Wikipedia Links

• The European Union a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe.
• Politics of the European Union  The political structure of the European Union (EU) is similar to a confederation, where many policy areas are federalised into common institutions capable of making law; the competences to control foreign policy, defence policy, or the majority of direct taxation policies are mostly reserved for the twenty-seven state governments (the Union does limit the level of variation allowed for VAT).
• History of the European Union a geo-political entity, created in 1993, covering a large portion of the European continent.
• Geography of the European Union a multinational polity that occupies a large portion of Europe and covers 4,225,104 km² (1,631,322 sq mi). Its European territory extends northeast to Finland, northwest to Ireland, southeast to Cyprus in Asia and southwest to the Spanish exclaves on the Mediterranean shores of North Africa. Additionally, the EU includes numerous islands around the world, and French Guiana in South America.
• Economy of the European Union It makes up the majority of the European economy as the second largest economy in the world in nominal terms, after the United States.