Blog post
29 June 2017
Eurozone or EU budget? Confronting a complex political question
This week’s European Commission reflection paper is the latest document to ponder a distinction between EU and euro-area budgets. But do we need to sp
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Blog post
22 June 2017
Raising the inflation target: a question of robustness
In an unexpected move, the Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has recently brought up the issue of raising the inflation target. This blog argues that
Blog post
22 June 2017
Can EU actors keep using common law after Brexit?
English common law is the choice of law for financial contracts, even for parties in EU members with civil law systems. This creates a lucrative legal
Blog post
22 June 2017
The size and location of Europe’s defence industry
There is growing debate about a common European military policy and defence spending. Such moves would have major economic implications.
Article
20 June 2017
Exiting the European Union Committee
On 19 April 2017 Zsolt Darvas appeared as a witness at the Exiting the European Union Committee, the House of Commons, United Kingdom.
Blog post
19 June 2017
Brexit and the future of the Irish border
The future of the Irish land border has been thrown into uncertainty by Brexit. The UK's confirmation that it will leave the EU's single market and cu
Event
01 June 2017
Blog post
31 May 2017
How export growth achieved adjustment of massive trade deficits in the euro area
The reduction of current account deficits in euro-area countries since the 2008 crisis is strongly driven by increases in exports that dampened the ef
Policy brief
30 May 2017
The governance and ownership of significant euro-area banks
This Policy Contribution shows that listed banks with dispersed ownership are the exception rather than the rule among the euro area’s significant ban
Policy brief
29 May 2017
Is the recent increase in long-term interest rates a threat to euro-area recovery?
After reaching historically low levels, European long-term sovereign yields experienced a notable rise at the end of 2016 and beginning of 2017. This
Blog post
29 May 2017
We need a European Monetary Fund, but how should it work?
Many voices are calling for the ESM to be developed into a fully-fledged European Monetary Fund. But what changes would this entail, and how could the
Annual report
24 May 2017
Bruegel annual report 2016
The Bruegel annual report provides a broad overview of the organisation's work in the previous year.
Opinion piece
22 May 2017
Debt relief or a fourth financial assistance programme for Greece?
The Eurogroup faces a difficult choice on Greece — implementing a debt reduction plan drastic enough to make a return to market borrowing possible, or
Blog post
17 May 2017
What could a euro-area finance minister mean?
The idea of a euro-area budget and finance minister have been around for a long while, but the arrival of President Macron gives the proposals new imp
Podcast
11 May 2017
What's next for France and Europe?
We host a conversation between Jean Pisani-Ferry and Guntram Wolff to discuss what the French election result will mean for France and Europe.
Opinion piece
08 May 2017
Brexit will change millions of lives. Our leaders must do more than posture
From the land border with Ireland to expats’ pension rights, there is much to negotiate.