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
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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
Blog post
08 October 2019
Long term real interest rates fell below zero in all euro area countries
The 10-year real government bond yield, which is the nominal yield deflated by expected inflation, has fallen below zero in Italy and Greece, boosted
External publication
24 September 2019
Simple Rules for Better Fiscal Policies in Europe
Proposals to reform the euro area are on the agenda again. An overhaul of the complex set of European fiscal rules should be top priority on this agen
Comment
10 September 2019
Economic priorities for new EU leadership
Europe is no longer in crisis mode. However, it remains vulnerable; it is unprepared and it is procrastinating. Following European elections this May
Blog post
09 September 2019
Argentina, plus ça change…
Recent primary elections in Argentina saw the defeat by a wide margin of President Macri. This fueled market volatility given expectations of a revers
Podcast
05 September 2019
Backstage at BAM19: Priorities for Europe's monetary union
Backstage at the Bruegel Annual Meetings, Nicholas Barrett talks with Zsolt Darvas on Europe's monetary union.
Podcast
04 September 2019
Backstage at BAM19: Which priorities for the new EU leadership?
Backstage at the Bruegel Annual Meetings, Rebecca Christie talks with Guntram Wolff on priorities for the new EU leadership, the Annual Meetings and C
External publication
31 July 2019
La Banca centrale europea
This external publication delves into the new responsibility given to the European Central Bank: supervision on banks in the euro-area. It tells its h
Blog post
26 July 2019
European champion-ships: industrial champions and competition policy
This blog post investigates the debate on whether European competition rules should foster European industrial champions, or allow national champions