Uncertainty and trade tensions slow down the global economy

Greece’s economic tragedy may be over on August 20th but how serious and sustainable are the country’s growth plans when they will be repaying their Eurozone debt till past the year 2060?

Corporate investments in europe may be recovering but they are still far below pre-crisis levels in things like innovation and infrastructure.

One study estimates the world of work is changing ten times faster than the first industrial revolution and with three thousand times the impact. So, what can we expect to see in coming years?

Third industrial revolution pundit and President of Foundation on Economic Trends (FOET), Jeremy Rifkin firmly believes technologies are never neutral and technological infrastructures through history have never been neutral. They always come at a price.

With 20% of European workers making five times the income of the bottom 20% the slow growth of wages at the bottom has meant a manifold increase in inequality across Europe. Real Economy looks at how to solve a problem like inequality.

For most workers in Europe's gig economy, access to social protection is not as simple as it was when full-time jobs were the norm. 'Real Economy' looks at how the system can mature and evolve.

For low-income eurozone countries, holding their own in comparison with richer EU neighbours is an ongoing process

In this edition of Real Economy, we focus on the fallout from rising house prices. What does it mean for homeowners, those seeking to buy and for the economy as a whole? The fear of a new property bubble is in everyone's mind.

WIth unemployment among young people a continuous problem across Europe, apprenticeships are becoming an increasingly important source of work and Denmark is leading the way.

Last year the euro area and the EU both grew at the fastest pace in a decade

Jobs are back in Europe but with 1 in 4 contracts now part time or on-demand, that's creating working conditions as unpredictable as the weather - so the EU wants to change the rules.

It's the funding pot you may never have heard of which aims to level the EU playing field by boosting development in specific regions, in both richer and poorer countries.

European banks are safer today because they follow a single rule book. Now we need to create a safety net to protect taxpayers if trouble strikes.