Event
25 April 2018
Central banking in turbulent times
This event looked at fundamental questions about the central banking systems and how the Great Recession might have prompted a reassessment of the old
European central bank
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Opinion piece
19 April 2018
Building a stable european deposit insurance scheme
Deposit insurance, like any insurance scheme, raises moral hazard concerns.
Blog post
09 April 2018
Latvia’s money laundering scandal
Latvia’s third largest bank ABLV sought emergency liquidity from the ECB and eventually voted to start a process of voluntary liquidation, after being
Opinion piece
04 April 2018
The Lesser Evil for the Eurozone
For three decades, the consensus within the European Commission and the European Central Bank on the need for market reforms and sound public finances
Podcast
03 April 2018
Director's Cut: Developing deposit insurance in Europe
In this week’s Director’s Cut of ‘The Sound of Economics’ podcast, Bruegel director Guntram Wolff talks with Nicolas Véron, senior fellow at Bruegel,
External publication
28 March 2018
Cash outflows in crisis scenarios: do liquidity requirements and reporting obligations give the SRB sufficient time to react?
Bank failures have multiple causes though they are typically precipitated by a rapidly unfolding funding crisis. The European Union’s new prudential l
Blog post
19 March 2018
Central banks in the age of populism
Two years of elections have shown that we live in an age of increasing political and economic populism. What are the consequences of that for central
Blog post
05 March 2018
Breaking the Stalemate on European Deposit Insurance
Many EU-level reports have highlighted a European Deposit Insurance Scheme (EDIS) as a necessary component of banking union, but none of these options
Blog post
01 March 2018
Don’t put the blame on me: How different countries blamed different actors for the Eurozone crisis
Why did the eurozone have such difficulties coming to terms with its own shortcomings? The authors believe they have found part of the answer, through
Opinion piece
01 March 2018
The EU’s Seven-Year Budget Itch
On February 23, EU members began negotiations on the bloc's multiannual financial framework for 2021-2027. But, with all countries focusing on net bal
External publication
26 February 2018
Note on the interactions between payment systems and monetary policy
This paper analyses the interactions between, on one hand, monetary policy and financial stability responsibilities of the ECB and, on the other hand,
Blog post
16 February 2018
The exchange rate and inflation in the euro-area: words following facts
The reduced references in the speeches of the President and Vice-president of the ECB to exchange rate changes in assessing inflation developments cor
Policy brief
15 February 2018
Tales from a crisis: diverging narratives of the euro area
Who gets the blame for the crisis? How did narratives of the crisis develop since 2007? The authors of this paper tried to identify the key crisis-rel
Policy brief
10 January 2018
Bank liquidation in the European Union: clarification needed
Critical functions and public interest. What role do they play in Member States’ decision to grant liquidation aid? The author of this paper looks at
Opinion piece
30 December 2017
Opportunities and risks in Europe in 2018
The new year could very well see the positive story of 2017 continue in Europe – but a number of looming policy and political problems cannot be ignor
External publication
18 December 2017
Critical functions and public interest in banking services: Need for clarification?
What is the role that the concepts of critical functions and public interest play in Member States’ decision to grant liquidation aid? Silvia Merler l