There are moments when foundations that seem unbreakable begin to shift, says Christine Lagarde. She believes the euro could become a viable alternative to the dollar, earning the EU immense benefits, if governments could strengthen the bloc’s financial and security architecture
Earning influence: lessons from the history of international currencies Read More »
More EU debt issuance would be the best response to Trump’s tariffs, Silvia Merler argues that the European Union should think strategically and seize the opportunity to fill the void created by Trump
The European Union faces a structural shift Read More »
The level of uncertainty is exceptionally high. Christine Lagarde says maintaining stability in a new era will be hard, and will require an ability to react as necessary
A robust monetary strategy for a new era Read More »
EPGs are public goods which can be more effectively provided at the EU level than the national level. Kalin Anev Janse, Roel Beetsma, Marco Buti, Klaus Regling and Niels Thygesen argue that the EU’s new MFF should focus on the benefits of common spending on such public goods
Gaining efficiencies by financing European public goods together Read More »
Europe needs to refocus efforts on a capital markets union. Rather than the current piecemeal approach, Christine Lagarde argues that there are three key issues to tackle
Channelling savings into investment and innovation in Europe Read More »
The macro-financial environment is changing profoundly. Frank Elderson reflects on the first decade of European banking supervision and looks at the path ahead
The first decade of European supervision: taking stock and looking ahead Read More »
Bulgaria meets all the nominal convergence criteria, except the one of inflation. Dimitar Radev examines the benefits in joining the eurozone as quickly as possible
Bulgaria’s full integration into the eurozone: when? Read More »
Innovative, integrated and independent retail payments are crucial components of our monetary system. As payments transition into the digital era, Piero Cipollone discusses taking the Single Euro Payments Area to the next level
Innovation, integration and independence Read More »
Isabel Schnabel emphasises the euro area’s strengths in social protection and environmental initiatives, and advocates measure to close the euro area’s technology gap
From laggard to leader? Closing the euro area’s technology gap Read More »
A two-tier system of reserve requirements is needed to reduce the size of transfers to banks. Paul De Grauwe and Yuemei Ji answer their critics
Fighting inflation fairly and effectively Read More »
