Blog post
15 January 2020
If EU banks are to mobilise a greater share of loans for sustainable projects they will need a reliable policy framework, clear internal performance t
Policy brief
02 December 2019
Recent developments have re-opened the debate on the future of money. This Policy Contribution discusses two aspects: the implications of the rise of
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.
Opinion piece
02 October 2019
Despite confident official pronouncements, the deteriorating state of the global economy is now high on the international policy agenda. The OECD rece
External publication
25 September 2019
Since the second half of 2018, signs of a slowdown have been piling up in the euro area. The ECB will face major challenges in this potentially diffic
Event
16 September 2019
What connections exist between central banks and climate change, and what are the resulting implications?
External publication
31 July 2019
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
External publication
22 July 2019
The US regime for non-viable banks has maintained a high degree of stability and public confidence by protecting deposits, while working to minimise t
Blog post
18 July 2019
Croatia seems a suitable candidate for euro area accession: there is a tight peg to the euro, high public debt is coming down, and the banking sector
Blog post
08 July 2019
The authors assess whether the European Commission's actions towards Italy since September 2018 have had a visible impact on the spread between Italia
Podcast
04 July 2019
In this Director's Cut of 'The Sound of Economics', Guntram Wolff talks to two of the authors of Bruegel's memo to the new ECB president, Maria Demert
Policy brief
03 July 2019
Memo to the president of the European Central Bank. Grégory Claeys, Maria Demertzis and Francesco Papadia present the challenges that the next ECB pre
Blog post
27 June 2019
Before it is decided who will chair the governing council for the next eight years, the authors look back and examine precisely how decisions have bee
Podcast
27 June 2019
In this Director’s Cut, Bruegel’s Grégory Claeys and Maria Demertzis take a deeper look at whether the monetary policy decisions made by the ECB over
Blog post
27 May 2019
On May 28th, EU heads of state and government will start the nomination process for the next ECB president. Leaving names of possible candidates aside
Blog post
29 April 2019
Europe’s largest banks have made progress in issuing bail-inable securities that shelter taxpayers from bank failures. But the now-finalised revision