Blog post
07 May 2020
Banking regulation in the Euro Area: Germany is different
Despite progress in recent years towards a single banking policy framework in the euro area – a banking union – much of the German banking system has
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Comment
06 April 2020
A European approach to fund the coronavirus cost is in the interest of all
We had not seen a common challenge as clear as this pandemic. The sum of national actions and programs is likely to be insufficient.
Event
31 March 2020
CANCELLED: How adequate is the European toolbox to deal with financial stability risks in a low rate environment?
Bruegel is delighted to welcome the governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, Gabriel Makhlouf. He will deliver a keynote address about how adequate th
Comment
27 March 2020
Europe needs a Covid-19 Recovery Programme
Policymakers need to think long-term and start planning a broad investment scheme to reboot the European economy.
Report
27 March 2020
Facing the lower bound: what will the ECB do in the next recession?
In responding to the global financial crisis, the ECB has pushed its monetary policy into unchartered territories . Today, it appears increasingly con
Podcast
25 March 2020
Banks and loan losses in the pandemic turmoil
The current pandemic is shaking the financial system. How can banks react ? Is a consolidation of the financial system in Europe needed in order to re
Blog post
18 March 2020
What should be done to reduce euro-area spreads?
Spreads are rising again in the euro-area at the worst possible time, when fiscal policy is needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic and the related e
Comment
16 March 2020
Why OMT is not the solution for Italy right now
The Outright Monetary Transactions tool is not well suited for Italy right now. Italy needs fiscal support both by itself and by the EU. Italy and the
Blog post
02 March 2020
Europeans take the Euro for granted
We compared an analysis of the media with the preliminary findings of a qualitative research project. The results confirm national differences, but hi
Blog post
27 February 2020
As the Coronavirus spreads, can the EU afford to close its borders?
In 2018, 320 million trips were made between EU countries and almost 2 million people crossed Schengen borders to go to work. Stopping them would cau
Policy brief
09 January 2020
Market versus policy Europeanisation: has an imbalance grown over time?
This Policy Contribution tests the hypothesis that an imbalance has grown in Europe over the last few decades because markets have integrated to a gre
Blog post
25 November 2019
A Major Step Toward Combating Money Laundering in Europe
Combating money laundering in Europe took a momentous step with finance ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, and Spain puttin
Blog post
20 November 2019
Bank regulation in the European Union neighbourhood: limits of the ‘Brussels effect’
The EU model of financial market regulation is increasingly copied by third countries. In this context, the EU’s efforts to promote its model beyond i
Policy brief
19 November 2019
Crisis management for euro-area banks in central Europe
Euro-area bank integration has decreased as post-financial crisis national rules require banks to hold more capital at home. It might be undermined fu
Comment
04 November 2019
Politics, not policy will help Lagarde save the eurozone
Her success at helm of Europe’s central bank will depend on her ability to mend fences with hawkish policymakers.
Policy brief
10 October 2019
With or without you: are central European countries ready for the euro?
The debate on euro adoption by central European EU countries has intensified in the last years. In this Policy Contribution the author does not review