Podcast
07 May 2025
Germany’s budget vs the EU: clash coming?
Germany has amended its constitutional debt brake to free up room for much needed defence investments. How does this align with EU law?
Podcast
07 May 2025
Germany has amended its constitutional debt brake to free up room for much needed defence investments. How does this align with EU law?
Analysis
16 April 2025
Climate change is likely to significantly undermine sovereign debt sustainability, especially from the mid-2040s
Working paper
31 March 2025
In this paper, we assess the implications of the recourse to the escape clauses of the Stability and Growth Pact
Opinion piece
26 March 2025
The global economic turmoil and the Trump administration’s isolationism means that the euro could step into the limelight
Event
17 March 2025
How is public debt shaping the future of global fiscal policy?
Podcast
12 March 2025
A conversation with Peter Praet and Jeromin Zettelmeyer about the global economy
Analysis
11 March 2025
Higher German defence spending would be fiscally sustainable, but would require cuts elsewhere and would breach EU fiscal rules
Event
06 March 2025
In order to tackle the high rates of sovereign debt decisive action is needed. How likely are the needed adjustments and how can we achieve them?
Policy Brief
17 February 2025
Report
21 November 2024
Analysis
23 October 2024
EU debt rules should not be changed to exempt increased defence spending, but some flexibility could be considered
First Glance
20 September 2024
Viktor Orban, by delaying EU aid to Ukraine, may have inadvertently helped make the case for more EU fiscal federalism
Working paper
17 July 2024
This paper attempts to fill in the gaps in the European Central Bank's framework review
Event
26 June 2024
At this event, we discussed the 2nd chapter of IMF’s latest Fiscal Monitor, titled “Expanding Frontiers: Fiscal Policies for Innovation".
Opinion piece
26 June 2024
Newsletter
24 June 2024