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Working paper
17 July 2024
The European Central Bank’s operational framework and what it is missing
This paper attempts to fill in the gaps in the European Central Bank's framework review
Analysis
17 July 2024
The European Union’s proposed duties on Chinese electric vehicles and their implications
The European Commission can take a better route than imposing countervailing duties on Chinese electric vehicles
Analysis
16 July 2024
On the digital euro holding limits
The plan for a retail digital euro holding limit, combined with a ‘waterfall approach’ to smooth transactions, sets up an apparent clash of objectives
Analysis
15 July 2024
Transatlantic clean investment monitor 1
A comparison of clean-tech manufacturing and deployment trends in the US shows rapid advances but still under-used capacity
Analysis
11 July 2024
Countries are still slow to follow European Union policy recommendations
Despite broad adherence to pandemic-related fiscal guidance, EU countries have not speeded up reform in difficult areas
Analysis
08 July 2024
The European Investment Bank can afford to take more risks
Significant reserves built up through decades of profit-making should enable the bank to absorb volatility of riskier investments
Policy Brief
05 July 2024
The changing dynamics of European electricity markets and the supply-demand mismatch risk
This paper discusses the balance between efficient electricity system operation, investment incentives and social fairness
Working paper
04 July 2024
Productivity spillovers from FDI: A firm-level cross-country analysis
This paper provides cross-country firm-level evidence on productivity spillovers from foreign direct investment
Analysis
04 July 2024
What role do imports play in European defence?
The European Union wants to reduce reliance on imported defence equipment, but the reliance seems to be overstated
Analysis
03 July 2024
Future European Union gas imports: balancing different objectives
Criteria including derisking, climate considerations, methane intensities and transportation security should inform decisions on the EU’s gas imports
Policy Brief
02 July 2024
How to finance the European Union’s building decarbonisation plan
This policy brief discusses the challenges of meeting EPBD targets and introducing ETS2 smoothly
Analysis
27 June 2024
Debt financing European air defence
A case can be made for financing European air defence through issuance of EU debt
Policy Brief
27 June 2024
Re-energising Europe’s global green reach
EU’s green reach strategy will need to use a broad range of levers to build equitable partnerships that will help partners make deeper emissions cuts
Book
25 June 2024
Europe’s banking union at ten: unfinished yet transformative
Nicolas Véron offers the first comprehensive exploration of the genesis, implementation and possible future completion of the banking union
Analysis
24 June 2024
How to harvest the windfall profits from Russian assets in Europe
The challenge still remains of crafting a syndicated loan for Ukraine backed by G7 members that strikes a fair deal on burden sharing
Policy Brief
20 June 2024
The implications of the European Union’s new fiscal rules
This policy brief summarises the main features of the new European Union fiscal framework