Blog post
29 October 2020
Europe’s banking union should learn the right lessons from the US
In revived discussions on European banking union, some have suggested a new regime to deal with failing banks, alongside existing ones, drawn from par
Banking union
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Event
27 October 2020
Completing the banking union in the age of Next Generation EU
Invitation only event to discuss the banking union.
Event
08 October 2020
Evaluating the European Commission’s control of state aid in the banking sector
Evaluating European Commission’s control of state aid to banks in the period 2013-2018.
Blog post
22 July 2020
The impact of the crisis on smaller companies and new mechanisms for non-performing loans
The ongoing recession will result in a fresh surge in non-performing loans (NPLs) once payment holidays and moratoria end later this year.
Blog post
17 July 2020
Boosting the resilience of Europe’s financial system in the coronavirus crisis
Europe has a heavily bank-based financial structure, but bank-based financial structures are associated with higher systemic risk than market-based fi
Comment
15 July 2020
The EU’s Opportunity to Turn Its Markets Toward the Future
Meeting the fiscal demands of COVID-19 will require the European Union to borrow on capital markets more than ever, and for European pension funds and
Blog post
14 July 2020
Government-guaranteed bank lending: beyond the headline numbers
Loan guarantees have been a major part of the COVID-19 support packages offered by European governments to companies. The actual take-up numbers so fa
Event
09 July 2020
Tackling too-big-to-fail banks: have the reforms been effective?
Evaluation of the global reforms implemented to deal with "too-big-to-fail banks".
Policy brief
24 June 2020
Should Denmark and Sweden join the banking Union?
Though outside the euro area, Denmark and Sweden could benefit from joining the European Union’s banking union.
Comment
14 May 2020
Save markets to save the single market
It’s time for the EU to make quick and indispensable progress in forming a capital markets union.
Podcast
14 May 2020
Rebooting Europe: a framework for post COVID-19 economic recovery
COVID-19 has triggered a severe recession and policymakers in European Union countries are providing generous, largely indiscriminate, support to comp
Blog post
16 April 2020
Is the United States reneging on international financial standards?
The new Fed rule is a material breach of Basel III, a new development as the US had hitherto been the accord’s main champion. This action undermines t
Event
25 March 2020
The Sound of Economics Live: Banks and Loan Losses in the Pandemic Turmoil
At this online event we will record an episode of the Sound of Economics, Bruegel's podcast series. In this episode, we discuss the implications of th
Podcast
25 March 2020
Banks and loan losses in the pandemic turmoil
The current pandemic is shaking the financial system. How can banks react ? Is a consolidation of the financial system in Europe needed in order to re
Blog post
24 March 2020
Banks in pandemic turmoil
The banking system is critical to society and requires attention and support. In doing so, however, tough love is preferable to complacency.
Podcast
25 February 2020
Can the European Green Deal kill the single market?
The European Green Deal is one of the landmarks of Ursula von der Leyen's Commission. But, without an ambitious investment behind it, what could be it