Blog post
29 June 2017
Eurozone or EU budget? Confronting a complex political question
This week’s European Commission reflection paper is the latest document to ponder a distinction between EU and euro-area budgets. But do we need to sp
European monetary union
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Policy brief
08 April 2017
Europe’s role in North Africa: development, investment and migration
The authors of this Policy Contribution propose five ways in which EU policymakers can contribute to development in North Africa and build partnership
Event
06 April 2017
Can EMU survive a multi speed Europe?
On 6 April Bruegel, as in previous years, hosted the presentation of the Euro Yearbook, a collection of experts’ insights on the construction of the E
Blog post
29 March 2017
Who would bet on currency unions after EMU crisis?
The European Monetary Union (EMU) was founded with the idea that nominal convergence would bring real convergence, but structural differences between
Policy brief
09 September 2016
What are the prerequisites for a euro-area fiscal capacity?
In this Policy Contribution, Maria Demertzsis and Guntram B. Wolff discuss three progressive steps for strengthening the fiscal framework at the euro-
Podcast
11 August 2016
What can the eurozone learn from US monetary history?
Many in the EU look to the USA as a model for monetary union in the Eurozone. But how easy was it to create such a union, and what can Europe learn f
Comment
25 May 2016
Lessons for the euro from early US monetary and financial history
In this essay, Jeffry Frieden looks at the process of creating a monetary union in the United States and draws lessons for the EU.
Event
25 May 2016
Lessons for the euro from early US monetary and financial history
The United States has a monetary union that many look to when considering the future of the EU. But how easy was it really to create such a union and
Policy brief
22 April 2016
Financial risks and opportunities in the time of climate change
The current unsustainable use of our environment can lead to financial crisis. To address this risk, financial institutions should measure their exp
Event
23 February 2016
Adjustment in the Economic and Monetary Union
This event will look at shocks and adjustment in the euro area in the light of recent crises and analyse the functioning of a key internal adjustment
Book
28 January 2016
Measuring competitiveness in Europe: resource allocation, granularity and trade
This new Bruegel Blueprint provides a differentiated understanding of growth, productivity and competitiveness and the important role public policy ne
Blog post
21 December 2015
Finland and asymmetric shocks
What’s at stake: Finland exemplifies the difficulty of dealing with asymmetric shocks within a Monetary Union as the Finnish economy has struggled to
Blog post
30 September 2015
Speech by Pierre Moscovici at Bruegel 10th anniversary event in Berlin
Keynote speech at Bruegel event on "Promoting growth and stability in the EU", held at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, on 28 Sep
Policy brief
11 September 2015
European climate finance: securing the best return
There is a European interest in getting a global climate deal in Paris that entails high mitigation ambitions and involves the EU in shaping the globa
Blog post
07 September 2015
Speech by President Donald Tusk at the Bruegel Annual Dinner
Speech held at Bruegel Annual Dinner, Brussels 7 September 2015
Blog post
10 June 2015
Waiting for the Four Presidents' Report
The Four Presidents’ Report on the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) is expected to be released at the end of June, outlining how to strengthen econom