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Eoin Drea
Senior Research Officer
Dr. Eoin Drea is Senior Researcher in the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies specialising in macroeconomic and social policy. He is an expert in the political economy of the European Union focusing on the future of the Eurozone, EU-UK and EU-US relations (the Anglosphere), property economics, crypto assets and the socio-economic challenges facing middle class families. Dr. Drea is a former Irish Research Council postdoctoral fellow in the School of Business, Trinity College Dublin and holds a PhD in economic history from University College Cork.
He is a regular media contributor and his opinion pieces have appeared in Foreign Policy, Politico, The Guardian, The Times of London and The Irish Times among others.
Prior to undertaking his PhD, Dr. Drea gained over six years’ experience as a private sector economist. He has also served on the Board of Fine Gael’s Policy Lab (2020-22), the innovative policymaking initiative within Ireland’s largest centre right political party.
More by Eoin Drea
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Ireland’s EU presidency will underline how out of touch we are
In the Media - Interviews and Expert Quotes
13 Nov 2025
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The case for an Anglo-Irish defense union
Articles and Op-Eds - In the Media
30 Oct 2025
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Europe’s EV Revolution Is on Track. How Auto Makers Plan to Win.
In the Media - Interviews and Expert Quotes
18 Sep 2025
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The Triple Lock has made us the laughing stock of the world. It has to go
Articles and Op-Eds - In the Media
14 Sep 2025
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France and the Sick Men of Europe
Blog
10 Sep 2025
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Europe Has a France Problem
Articles and Op-Eds - In the Media
04 Aug 2025
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Video Op-Eds | Ep. 8: Four Ways to Capture the Potential of High Speed Rail in Europe
Multimedia - Video Op-Eds
23 Jul 2025
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Tariff negotiations
In the Media - Interviews and Expert Quotes
04 Jul 2025
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Poland Has a New Government. The Economy Will March On.
In the Media - Interviews and Expert Quotes
02 Jun 2025
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Ireland is Trump’s Trojan horse
Articles and Op-Eds - In the Media
22 May 2025
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Strategic Policy Recommendations for the European People's Party
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Policy Briefs
Breaking Free: Europe’s Path to Greater Financial Autonomy
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Policy Briefs
Hedging Chaos: How the EU, Japan and South Korea Can Shape a New Type of Trading Power
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Policy Briefs
A Digital Euro: Balancing Innovation, Autonomy and Trust
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The 7Ds
The 7Ds - Debt Extended
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The 7Ds
The 7Ds - Debt Extended
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IN BRIEF
The Athens Effect: 5 Reasons Why France (and the EU) Should go Greek on Debt
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The 7Ds
The 7Ds - Debt in Depth
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IN FOCUS
Rural Europe: Our Contract with Rural Europe - A Five-Point Plan for Europe’s Heartlands
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IN BRIEF
Mistaking the Wood for the Trees: Five Ways the EU can Deliver a more Competitive Industrial Policy
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Ukraine
The Long View: A Centre Right Response to the Economic Fallout of War in Ukraine
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Policy Briefs
Regulating the Digital Future: A Centre–Right Approach to Crypto Assets and Digital Currencies
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Collaborative
Beyond resentment: A Journey through the Italian Middle Class from Postwar to Pandemics
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