Blog post
09 April 2018
Latvia’s money laundering scandal
Latvia’s third largest bank ABLV sought emergency liquidity from the ECB and eventually voted to start a process of voluntary liquidation, after being
Blog post
09 April 2018
Latvia’s third largest bank ABLV sought emergency liquidity from the ECB and eventually voted to start a process of voluntary liquidation, after being
Opinion piece
04 April 2018
For three decades, the consensus within the European Commission and the European Central Bank on the need for market reforms and sound public finances
Podcast
03 April 2018
In this week’s Director’s Cut of ‘The Sound of Economics’ podcast, Bruegel director Guntram Wolff talks with Nicolas Véron, senior fellow at Bruegel,
External publication
28 March 2018
Bank failures have multiple causes though they are typically precipitated by a rapidly unfolding funding crisis. The European Union’s new prudential l
Event
21 March 2018
At this event, we discussed the lack of transparency and problems in valuing correctly significant parts bank assets in the euro area based on an exte
Blog post
14 March 2018
The western Balkan economies are already closely integrated with the EU; the EU is their largest trade partner, their largest source of incoming forei
Policy brief
18 January 2018
The resolution of non-performing loans (NPLs), a stock of roughly €870 billion in the EU banking industry, is central to the recovery of Europe’s bank
External publication
17 January 2018
This publication proposes six reforms to improve the Eurozone’s financial stability, political cohesion, and potential for delivering prosperity.
Blog post
16 January 2018
Climate change is a relevant risk factor for the banking sector, but the European Commission's plan to lower capital requirements for greener investme
Blog post
15 January 2018
A first report on a key plank of the European Union’s banking union reflects on shortcomings thus far, but also suggests that recent improvements migh
External publication
15 January 2018
The monitoring and analysis of capital movements is essential for policymakers, given that capital flows can have welfare implications. This report, c
Policy brief
10 January 2018
Critical functions and public interest. What role do they play in Member States’ decision to grant liquidation aid? The author of this paper looks at
Opinion piece
20 December 2017
The recent improvement in asset quality cannot mask other growing concerns in China’s banking sector. Beyond liquidity concerns, other structural issu
External publication
18 December 2017
What is the role that the concepts of critical functions and public interest play in Member States’ decision to grant liquidation aid? Silvia Merler l
Blog post
13 December 2017
Creation of a European identification for refugees and a pan-European registry would encourage better financial inclusion, along with clear guidelines
Blog post
07 December 2017
The past crisis revealed that most euro-area banks have disproportionate sovereign exposure in their home country. Charging banks for sovereign concen