C. Bastasin: German political earthquake may have consequences on the banking union and the ESM

A change of leadership in the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the junior partner in the German coalition government, may ...

November 28, 2019

L. Codogno – The fiscal stimulus that is not: why there is no fiscal expansion in sight for the eurozone

As in Peter Pan’s fictional island of Neverland, people in Euroland refuse to grow up and face reality. The “never-n...

November 13, 2019

C. Bastasin: The strange reasons why Europe will have a “Golden Rule” in 2020

As recently as the beginning of 2018, the International Monetary Fund issued one of its most upbeat economic forecasts i...

October 23, 2019

L. Carpentieri, S. Micossi, P. Parascandolo: Overhauling corporate taxation in the digital economy

Is the corporate income tax (CIT) still an efficient system for taxing companies today? The CIT was introduced when econ...

October 22, 2019

P. C. Padoan: Public Debt Reduction in Uncertain Times – With a View to Europe

We live in uncertain times both economically – growth remains weak, especially in the fundamentals – and in ...

September 16, 2019

S. Micossi: A new drive for the Capital Markets Union

For two decades, the lack of private investment has been one of Europe’s biggest economic weaknesses, undermining prod...

September 13, 2019

M. Messori: The potentials and the dangers of the Italian economy in a renewed euro area

Overcoming the political and institutional tensions that have characterized Italy in the last fourteen months opens up n...

September 12, 2019

A. Franconi: Mini-Bot: Ingenuity or Ignorance

With the infringement procedure launched by the European Union against Italy in December 2017 (not to be confused with t...

September 6, 2019

M. Buti, M. Krobath: Should the eurozone be less intergovernmental?

Since the economic and financial crisis, the institutional landscape in the EU has changed. While no structure in the EU...

August 30, 2019

EUROPEAN COMMISSION – Summer 2022 Economic Forecast: Russia’s war worsens the outlook – July 14, 2022

Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues to negatively affect the EU economy, setting it on a path of ...

July 18, 2022

EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK – Account of the June monetary policy meeting – July 7, 2022

The Governing Council agreed that the revised medium-term inflation outlook called for further, decisive steps in the no...

July 8, 2022

European Council conclusions on Ukraine, the membership applications of Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova and Georgia, Western Balkans and external relations – June 23, 2022

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June 24, 2022

Hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament – June 20, 2022

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June 20, 2022

Commission sets out first analysis of the proposals stemming from the Conference on the Future of Europe – June 17, 2022

The European Commission has adopted a Communication setting out how it can follow up on the outcome of the Conference on...

June 20, 2022

Statement of the ECB Governing Council – June 15, 2022

On 15 June the Governing Council met to exchange views on the current market situation. Since the gradual process of pol...

June 17, 2022

ECB Press conference – June 9, 2022

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June 14, 2022

The Commission presents the Draft Budget 2023 and the Annual Management and Performance Report for the EU budget for the 2021 financial year

The Commission has proposed an annual EU budget of €185.6 billion for 2023, to be complemented by an estimated €113....

June 9, 2022

Convergence Report reviews Member States’ preparedness to join the euro area and paves the way for Croatia’s euro adoption on 1 January 2023

The European Commission has concluded that Croatia is ready to adopt the euro on 1 January 2023, bringing the number of ...

June 6, 2022