Opinion piece
29 September 2017
A Jamaican Germany is good for Europe
After a surprising election result, Europe is closely watching German coalition negotiations. A so-called Jamaica coalition of conservatives, liberals
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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
Opinion piece
27 September 2017
A resilient Euro needs Franco-German compromise
In a piece signed by 15 leading French and German economists, Nicolas Véron lays out a path to a more sustainable Euro. Germany will need to accept so
Policy brief
21 September 2017
Europe’s fourfold union: Updating the 2012 vision
The depiction of the euro area/European Union (EU) as a ‘fourfold union’ emerged in the first half of 2012 at the height of the euro-area crisis. In t
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
Opinion piece
12 September 2017
Hong Kong should add the euro to its dollar peg
Volatility offers an opportunity for the territory to rethink its strategy. With the economy now more synchronised with China than ever before, the do
Blog post
07 September 2017
Speech by Peter Kažimír at Bruegel Annual Dinner 2017
Peter Kažimír, Slovakia Finance Minister, delivered the keynote speech at Bruegel's Annual Dinner 2017, held on 7 September 2017.
Event
07 September 2017
Bruegel Annual Meetings 2017
The Annual Meetings are Bruegel’s flagship event. They offer a mixture of large public debates and small private sessions about key issues in European
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
Blog post
26 July 2017
Italian economic growth and the Euro
While the Euro has frequently been blamed for the poor growth performance of Italy over the years, a long-term analysis shows deteriorating growth bef
Blog post
24 July 2017
The international effects of ECB’s monetary policy
What’s at stake: the literature on monetary policy spillovers is abundant of studies investigating the impact of the US Federal Reserve’s monetary pol
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
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
Event
14 June 2017
Lessons for the future governance of financial assistance in the EU
On 14th June, Randall Henning will present his latest book on the Euro crisis and we will discuss how financial assistance should be governed in the e
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