Publication

This bulletin examines the implications of the appointment of France's former Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici to the European Commission in 2014 for EU economic policy. The author contends that Moscovici's appointment suggests that there may be a shift in European Commission policy away from German-led austerity towards a greater focus on how to bring about growth. He also looks at factors which could hinder and help this potential change in policy as well as what such a change would mean for Poland.