Blog post
05 July 2022
Debt-to-GDP ratios should continue to fall in euro-area countries despite rising interest rates, post 2023 the situation might vary across countries
Blog post
20 June 2022
The ECB needs a new tool to prevent the current rise in spreads, triggered by monetary policy tightening, from escalating into a new euro-area crisis.
Report
09 December 2021
Financing post-pandemic recovery via EU borrowing has proved remarkably straightforward. So why keep it temporary?
Blog post
07 December 2021
Disappointment at the lack of fresh cash from European Union global connectivity strategy is short-sighted: Europe supports global development more th
Report
24 November 2021
Testimony given to a Tweede Kamer der Staten-Generaal roundtable discussion on the future of the stability and growth pact.
Policy brief
10 November 2021
The Next Generation EU programme is radically changing the way the EU finances itself and interacts with financial markets. This paper assesses the fi
Comment
22 October 2021
By and large, setting a new green golden rule would be a useful addition to the existing EU fiscal framework.
Report
06 October 2021
Proposal to set up a World Recovery Fund (WRF), aimed at addressing some of the key problems with the design of the DSSI and more generally the existi
Podcast
29 September 2021
How can the European Union increase green public investment while consolidating budget deficits?
Policy brief
09 September 2021
Increasing green public investment while consolidating deficits will be a central challenge of this decade. A green fiscal pact would address this ten
Policy brief
08 July 2021
European Union institutions and national fiscal authorities should incorporate climate risk in debt sustainability analysis.
Event
29 June 2021
The EU will become into a major issuer of safe assets in the coming years. How will this interact with the debt issuance of European sovereign debts?
Blog post
29 April 2021
Plans for spending European Union recovery funds submitted by the four largest EU countries reflect rather different priorities. So far, only Italy is
Event
27 April 2021
Why, despite the increase in public debt levels around the world have sovereign ratings been largely unaffected by the COVID-19 crisis?
Event
01 April 2021
What are the main lessons of ECB interventions in specific sovereign debt markets?
Blog post
09 December 2020
If not handled correctly, the European Union’s transition to take on a new role as an issuer of public debt risks crowding out existing markets. Manag