Policy briefs
Recommendations derived from detailed policy analysis
Policy briefs
Broader border taxes: a new option for European Union budget resources
The purpose of this paper is to review the Commission’s proposal and to contribute new ideas for ‘genuine’ own resources
Ukraine’s path to European Union membership and its long-term implications
The war complicates the accession process, but Ukraine can work progressively towards meeting the entry conditions
The state of financial knowledge in the European Union
Financial literacy is essential in modern economies, where saving and preparing for retirement has shifted increasingly to the individual.
Unity in power, power in unity: why the EU needs more integrated electricity markets
Electricity market integration has substantial benefits that will improve the resilience and enable the transition of Europe’s energy system
Smarter European Union industrial policy for solar panels
Accelerating solar deployment, stockpiling and diversifying imports would mitigate the threat to European economic security from solar PV imports
Policy brief
21 April 2017
Tackling Europe’s crisis legacy: a comprehensive strategy for bad loans and debt restructuring
Years after the start of the financial crisis, non-performing loans and private debt remain obstacles to the recovery of bank credit and investment.
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
Policy brief
04 April 2017
The carbon buyers’ club: international emissions trading beyond Paris
The effort to define rules for international emissions trading faces the strong desire of nation states to develop their own climate policies, which c
Policy brief
21 March 2017
Carving out legacy assets: a successful tool for bank restructuring?
Separating ‘legacy assets’ from banks’ core business is central to the rehabilitation of Europe’s banking system. How can Europe progress in its ongoi
Policy brief
20 March 2017
The case for a common European refugee policy
This Policy Contribution discusses the needs for a European migration policy, and considers where more policy coordination is actually needed.
Policy brief
14 March 2017
What happened to global banking after the crisis?
The global financial crisis allegedly led to the end of global banking. However, Dirk Schoenmaker finds that reports of the demise of global banking a
Policy brief
08 March 2017
How not to create zombie banks: lessons for Italy from Japan
How can Italian banks address the issue of non-perfoming loans? What lessons can they learn from Japan?
Policy brief
27 February 2017
An economic review of the collaborative economy
This Policy Contribution tackles the definition and benefits of collaborative economy, as well as the distinction between professional and non-profess
Policy brief
17 February 2017
Europe in a new world order
In this paper the authors explore what the EU’s strategic reaction should be to US diminishing giant policies, and the EU’s role in a world of declini
Policy brief
09 February 2017
Brexit and the European financial system
Brexit will lead to a partial migration of financial firms from London to the EU27. This Policy Contribution provides a comparison between London and
Policy brief
08 February 2017
Making the best of Brexit for the EU27 financial system
The EU27 needs to upgrade its financial surveillance architecture to minimise the financial market fragmentation resulting from Brexit
Policy brief
02 February 2017
Making the best of the European single market
Now more than ever, the EU needs to address concerns about the significant decline in productivity growth and the increasing perception of unfairness.
Policy brief
27 January 2017
Is Brexit an opportunity to reform the European Parliament?
Brexit offers a political opportunity for the European Parliament to reform the allocation of seats to member states. This Policy Contribution explore
Policy brief
19 January 2017
Why is it so hard to reach the EU’s ‘poverty’ target?
The ‘poverty’ target set by the European Commission aims to lift “over 20 million people out of poverty” between 2008 and 2020 in the EU27. Progress t
Policy brief
13 December 2016
European insurance union and how to get there
What are the arguments for and against centralisation of insurance supervision? What would be the scope of a possible insurance union, and what would
Policy brief
06 December 2016
The impact of the legal and operational structures of euro-area banks on their resolvability
Following the financial crisis, the question of how to handle a big bank’s collapse has come to the fore. This Policy Contribution evaluates the obsta
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