Working paper
19 February 2019
Greening monetary policy
The author proposes a tilting approach to steer the allocation of the Eurosystem’s assets and collateral towards low-carbon sectors, which would reduc
Working paper
19 February 2019
The author proposes a tilting approach to steer the allocation of the Eurosystem’s assets and collateral towards low-carbon sectors, which would reduc
Blog post
20 November 2018
Since the European Central Bank’s announcement of its quantitative easing (QE) programme in January 2015, national central banks have been buying gove
Event
06 November 2018
The Minister of Finance from Spain discusses challenges ahead of the European Council in December
Policy brief
26 September 2018
In this Policy Contribution prepared for the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) as an input to the Monetary Dialo
Comment
11 September 2018
Eurozone membership (or the use of a fixed exchange rate) was not a factor determining economic success in Central Europe. There were both good and ba
Policy brief
06 September 2018
What is the economic potential and the risks of crypto assets? Regulators and supervisors have taken great interest in these new markets. This Policy
Policy brief
30 August 2018
The authors investigate the ECB’s profit-making activity of the last 20 years, assessing how this was achieved and the reasons why we should care more
Event
02 July 2018
This event will discuss the 2019 Fiscal Stance, which assesses the current macroeconomic situation and offers advice for the future.
Event
04 June 2018
On 4 June Bruegel, as in previous years, will host the presentation of the Euro Yearbook, a collection of experts’ insights on the construction of the
Comment
25 May 2018
In their recent Policy Insight, the team of French and German authors suggest introducing sovereign bond-backed securities to play the role of safe as
Blog post
09 May 2018
The European Commission’s proposal for a new stabilisation instrument inside the EU budget for the countries of the economic and monetary union is dis
Article
09 March 2018
On 8 March 2018, Guntram B. Wolff discussed the opportunity and options to upgrade the European Monetary Union in his Testimony at the Swedish Parliam
Blog post
09 February 2018
The challenges that Europe faces both from within and from outside require immediate, concerted counter-efforts. While efforts to advance the European
Report
17 January 2018
This publication, written by a group of independent French and German economists, proposes six reforms which, if delivered as a package, would improv
Comment
30 December 2017
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
Blog post
12 December 2017
The stock of liquidity supplied through the ECB’s open market operations has remained relatively stable, though there is a clearer change in the count