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Eurobonds: The Right Time for the Trojan Horse?

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The Blanchard/Ubide proposal would convert debt equivalent to 25 per cent of each EU member state's GDP into jointly issued 'blue bonds', backed by individual rather than joint guarantees and without requiring treaty change. While the timing appears opportune ‐ amid US policy uncertainty, a weakening dollar, surging European defence spending and growing appetite for integration ‐ the proposal contains serious structural flaws.

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  • Paul Mortimer-Lee, 2026. "Eurobonds: The Right Time for the Trojan Horse?," National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) Policy Papers 48, National Institute of Economic and Social Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:nsr:niesrp:48
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