In the wake of last week’s elections, the European Union is entering a new phase. One of the first main tasks for the new European Parliament – with strengthened Eurosceptic political parties – will be to scrutinise candidates for the roles of European Commission president and commissioners. Three overarching economic policy trade-offs will set the context for the new Commission from the beginning of its mandate, and lawmakers should push nominees on how they will handle these. The first is how to combine, at a macroeconomic level, support for growth and financial and fiscal stability […]