Policy brief
26 September 2018
Excess liquidity and bank lending risks in the euro area
In this Policy Contribution prepared for the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) as an input to the Monetary Dialo
Banking union
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Blog post
10 September 2018
Lehman Brothers: 10 Years After
Ten years after the bankruptcy that shook the world, we review economists’ take on the lessons learned from the global financial crisis.
Podcast
04 September 2018
Backstage: Next steps towards banking and capital markets union in Europe
Bruegel senior fellow Nicolas Véron talks with Jörg Kukies, state secretary at the German finance ministry, about the next steps to the banking union
Blog post
29 August 2018
Criteria for entry into the ERMII and the banking union: the precedent from Bulgaria
In its bid to join the single currency Bulgaria has made commitments on financial supervision but also wider structural reform which set a precedent f
Blog post
18 July 2018
Germany’s savings banks: uniquely intertwined with local politics
German savings banks, known as Sparkassen, form an important feature of the country's banking assets. Unlike in other European countries, German Spark
Blog post
21 June 2018
European bank mergers: domestic or cross-border?
As the European economy recovers from the global financial crisis, bank mergers are back on the agenda. While cross-border mergers have been predicted
Working paper
21 June 2018
EU financial services policy since 2007: crisis, responses and prospects
This paper presents a holistic overview and assessment of the European Union (EU)’s financial services policy since the start of its financial crisis
Event
19 June 2018
For a stronger and more integrated Europe
This event will feature the presentation of the Economic Survey of the European Union 2018 and Economic Survey of the Euro Area 2018.
Event
08 June 2018
What next for banking union?
This event will discuss the future of Banking Union.
Blog post
28 May 2018
Are SBBS really the safe asset the euro area is looking for?
The European Commission is pushing to create a synthetic euro-area-wide safe asset in the form of sovereign bond-backed securities (SBBS). However, SB
Event
25 May 2018
Where is China’s financial system heading? Implications for Europe
How ready is China for the transformation of its financial system and how will this effect Europe?
Blog post
17 May 2018
Completing Europe’s banking union means breaking the bank-sovereign vicious circle
Several euro area leaders, including the German chancellor, her finance minister, and the French president, have recently referred to the need to “com
Event
15 May 2018
The importance of being financially literate
This event focused on the importance of financial literacy and the possible policies that could be developed to improve it.
Blog post
04 May 2018
Europe needs a broader discussion of its future
When thinking about what will determine the prosperity and well-being of citizens living in the euro area, five issues are central. This column, part
Working paper
26 April 2018
State contingent debt as insurance for euro-area sovereigns
Since the financial crisis, EU countries' economies have recovered to the point that they are exiting their adjustment programmes. Institutional stabi
Opinion piece
19 April 2018
Building a stable european deposit insurance scheme
Deposit insurance, like any insurance scheme, raises moral hazard concerns.