Blog post
13 July 2015
Professor Blanchard writes a Greek tragedy
Olivier Blanchard has, with his customary clarity and candor, addressed criticisms of the IMF’s role in Greece’s financial rescue. His is a perso
Financial regulation
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Blog post
12 July 2015
Preserving the Greek financial sector: options for recap and assistance
Regaining the stability of the Greek financial sector is key, as a meltdown could lead to Grexit. The stability of the Greek financial system currentl
Blog post
25 June 2015
Euro area governance: an assessment of the “five presidents” report
European Commission President Juncker has published the long-awaited report prepared in collaboration with the presidents of the European Council, the
Blog post
18 June 2015
The slow-reform trap
Ukraine is perhaps the most convincing example of a victim of slow reform. Since independence in 1991, it has missed several political windows of oppo
Blog post
27 May 2015
Corruptionomics in Italy
Tackling corruption is not only a matter of fairness, but it is also crucial to boost Italy’s potential output after three years of recession and almo
Opinion piece
05 May 2015
Europe’s radical banking union
Bruegel scholar Nicolas Véron argues in this thought-provoking essay that banking union ultimately enabled the European Central Bank’s announcement th
Policy brief
23 April 2015
Capital Markets Union: a vision for the long term
This Policy Contribution presents facts about EU capital markets, issues that should be taken into account in the development of CMU policy, correspon
Blog post
31 March 2015
The ‘pub economics’ of structural reforms
After over 7 years of crisis, everybody – ranging from politicians to policy-makers, including the press – seems to know that structural reforms
Policy brief
26 March 2015
The financial stability risks of ultra-loose monetary policy
This Policy Contribution was prepared for the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. It draws lessons for the euro-area based
Blog post
19 February 2015
Are Italy’s stars of reform aligning?
Two interesting institutional documents were released over the past 10 days: the Going for Growth 2015 of the OECD and the Winter Economic Forecast of
Blog post
19 December 2014
European banking union and financial integration
At a famous summit in June 2012, the European leaders announced that they intend to “break the vicious circle” between banks and sovereigns. This deci
Policy brief
13 November 2014
Defining Europe's Capital Markets Union
The new European Commission has signalled that it will work to create a ‘capital markets union’. This is understood as an agenda to expand the non-ban
Opinion piece
29 October 2014
Crowdfunding: Broadening Europe’s capital markets
The rising financing gap for SMEs as well as high growth firms is a serious concern for Europe battered by financial fragility. These firms, particula
Blog post
27 October 2014
Europe’s Banking Union starts on an encouraging note
Sunday, October 26 was D-Day for Europe’s banks: at noon in Frankfurt, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced the results of its “compreh
Article
06 October 2014
Speech on package of measures for the Banking Union
Hearing at the Budget Committee.
Blog post
03 October 2014
Flash Cards for European Commissioner-designate Jonathan Hill
To enable Mr Hill’s overworked staff to enjoy a rare sunny weekend in Brussels, ready-made answers to next week's remedial hearing are suggested