Event
06 December 2017
Zombie firms and weak productivity: what role for policy?
At this event, we will have the chance to discuss the final findings of OECD's project on Exit Policies and Productivity Growth, which started at the
Banking union
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Opinion piece
01 December 2017
Brexit: When the banks leave
More than a tenth of the City’s business is now bound to go, but how much worse could things get?
External publication
17 November 2017
Sovereign Concentration Charges: A New Regime for Banks’ Sovereign Exposures
Europe’s banking union has been central to the resolution of the euro-area crisis. It has had an encouraging start but remains unfinished business. If
Podcast
16 November 2017
The future of Capital Markets Union
Bruegel senior scholar Nicolas Véron speaks with Steven Maijoor, the chair of ESMA, about the future of the Capital Markets Union (CMU), and of the EU
Policy brief
13 November 2017
A ‘twin peaks’ vision for Europe
The organisation of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) is based on a sectoral approach with one ESA for each sector, with separate authoritie
Policy brief
30 October 2017
The time is right for a European Monetary Fund
Two of the banking union’s pillars – common European supervision by the European Central Bank and common European resolution by the Single Resolution
Blog post
23 October 2017
Bailout, bail-in and incentives
Ever since the outbreak of the global financial crisis, more and more rules have been developed to reduce the public cost of banking crises and increa
Blog post
06 October 2017
Catalonia and the Spanish banking system
As tensions rise around Catalonia's independence movement, there are worries about the impact on the Spanish banking sector. Banks based in Catalonia
Policy brief
28 September 2017
A European perspective on overindebtedness
The sequence of crisis and policy responses after mid-2007 was a gradual recognition of the unsustainability of the euro-area policy framework. The ba
Blog post
26 September 2017
Chinese banks: An endless cat and mouse game benefitting large players
As deleveraging moves up in the scale of objectives of the Chinese leadership, banks now face more restrictions from regulators. As a result, banks ha
Blog post
13 September 2017
How has banking union changed mergers and acquistions?
The aim of the banking union was to break the toxic link between banks and states. One way of achieving this is by increasing cross border banking thr
Blog post
12 September 2017
Nordea’s move to the Banking Union is no surprise
Scandinavian banking giant is moving to Finland. This is not just a flight from increasing taxes and tighter regulation in its current home, Sweden. N
Opinion piece
12 August 2017
Europe must seize this moment of opportunity
As the EU enjoys a period of growth and relative stability, there is finally room to undertake long-needed reforms. But it is vital to act soon, and p
Policy brief
13 July 2017
Precautionary recapitalisation: time for a review?
While precautionary recapitalisation is a legitimate instrument for bank crisis management, the conditions set for it by BRRD (Bank Recovery and Resol
External publication
12 July 2017
Precautionary recapitalisations: time for a review
Precautionary recapitalisation, a tool for public intervention in the banking sector defined in the Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (BRRD), is
Policy brief
10 July 2017
A macro approach to international bank resolution
As regulators rush to strengthen banking supervision and implement bank resolution regimes, a macro approach to resolution is needed that considers bo