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
Podcast
25 March 2020
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
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
Opinion piece
16 March 2020
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Opinion piece
04 November 2019
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
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
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
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
Opinion piece
10 September 2019
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
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 the Bruegel Annual Meetings, Nicholas Barrett talks with Zsolt Darvas on Europe's monetary union.