The argument that pits the lazy Greek or Spaniard against the hard-working Dutchman or Fin is clearly too simplistic. It is not a clash of nations, but of economic classes.

15 years after the introduction of the euro, the reality is quite different. Instead of more, we see less solidarity among European member states. At the same time, there are rising trends in inequality, unemployment and low paid jobs – trends caused by the financial crisis, some might say, but such analysis overlooks several important details.

Labour market policy has been one of the few levers available to different Eurozone countries to improve external competitiveness.

The Malian government should consider local government their main ally in creating youth employment.

In a recent speech in New York, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton revealed her campaign would focus on the struggling American middle class. But is she really committing herself to a programme of structural economic reform?

While inequality is the flipside of the ‘squeezed-out middle’, the trends affecting the middle class and inequality are inextricably bound up with changes in the labour market in Europe.