Banking union

Fact of the week: A spam newsletter caused a bank run in Bulgaria

It’s been a tense week in Bulgaria. Two bank runs occurred last week, with depositors withdrawing the equivalent of 10% and 20% of the assets held by&

Euro crisis turning point: Two years of Banking Union

The anniversary of Europe’s banking union is worth celebrating. Two years ago, and for lack of alternative options, Europe’s leaders avoided their usu

Fact of the week: Only 8% of banks says they will need to raise capital after AQR

The European Banking Barometer for the first half of 2014 gives a very interesting snapshot of the banking sector’s perceptions about macroe

Who's paying for bank bailouts?

The European Parliament improves banking union

After a round of negotiation which lasted a full 16 hours, the Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on the proposed Single Resol

European Banking Union: Current Outlook and Short-Term Choices

Presented to the Portuguese parliament.

Banking Union and Beyond: Discussion papers for Brussels Think Tank Dialogue

The economic session of the BTTD 2014 will review the progress on banking union so far and ask what else is missing in the EMU architecture to complem

Supervisory transparency in the European banking union

Current and planned European Union requirements on bank transparency are either insufficient or could be easily sidestepped by supervisors. A banking

Ending uncertainty: recapitalisation under European Central Bank supervision

This Policy contribution was prepared for the ECON committee of the European Parliament. Estimates of the recapitalisation needs of the euro-area bank

Banking Nationalism and the European Crisis

Oral remarks prepared for a speech on the changing European financial system, given in Istanbul on 27 June 2013 at a symposium of the European Private

The European Central Bank in the age of banking union

This Policy Contribution was prepared for the European Parliament's 'Monetary Dialogue with the President of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi. D

The neglected side of banking union: reshaping Europe’s financial system

Policy contribution presented at the informal ECOFIN in Vilnius on September 14, discussing how Europe's financial system could and should be res

The neglected side of banking union

A realistic bridge towards European banking union

New obstacles to the European banking union have emerged over the last year, but a successful transition remains both necessary and possible. The key

Banking crisis, financial stability and State aid: The experience so far

Vice-President of European Commission, Joaquín Almunia, delivered this speech at Bruegel's event 'Banking crises, financial stability and state a

Should non-euro area countries join the single supervisory mechanism?

This Policy Contribution was prepared for a hearing on The economic crisis and the development of the European Union at the Danish Parliament on 26 Fe