The Journal was created with a clear intellectual mission: to reconnect and reinterpret the common threads of European economic history, both at the national level and within the broader framework of European integration—from the early European Economic Community to today’s European Union. It seeks to understand how Europe’s economies have evolved, interacted, and shaped the modern world.

Recognizing that Europe’s economic history cannot be studied in isolation, the Journal has consistently promoted research on Europe’s relationships with the wider global economy, with special attention to China, Latin America, and the United States. As globalization and global history have gained prominence, the Journal has expanded its scope to examine transcontinental trade, financial flows, technological exchange, and institutional development.