P. Reichlin: The ECB should have a much larger role in the coronavirus crisis

The COVID-19 lockdown is a major aggregate shock on the world economy. Because it is aggregate, it will not be easily mi...

April 14, 2020

C. Bastasin, L. Bini Smaghi, M. Messori, S. Micossi, P. C. Padoan, F. Passacantando, G. Toniolo – ITALY HAS ENOUGH RESOURCES TO RELAUNCH ITS ECONOMY: THE COUNTRY URGENTLY NEEDS PROJECTS, NOT IDEOLOGICAL WRANGLING

National governments and European institutions have mobilized and will continue to mobilize huge financial resources to ...

April 14, 2020

G. L. Tosato: Notes on the genesis of the European Stability Mechanism

A factual account of the genesis of the ESM would appear pertinent, considering the recent discussions on this subject i...

April 14, 2020

C. Bastasin – Covid-19: The ideas behind the German government’s agenda

A document reveals the analysis behind Berlin’s reaction to the Covid19 crisis and shows that the German government wa...

April 9, 2020

G. De Michele, M. Messori – Towards a sustainable European ‘Marshall Plan’: How to turn the crisis into an opportunity

In the last weeks a growing debate among European economists has focused on how to fund the national expansionary fiscal...

April 9, 2020

P. Nicolaides: State Aid to Combat Covid-19

This paper examines the state aid measures that Member States have implemented to combat the economic effects of covid-1...

April 4, 2020

C. Bastasin: The rationale behind the Italian-German rift

Acrimony among European states is getting harsher today than during the euro crisis a decade ago, jeopardizing the integ...

March 31, 2020

C. Bastasin, L. Bini Smaghi, M. Messori, S. Micossi, P. C. Padoan, F. Passacantando, G. Toniolo – ITALY’S RESPONSE TO THE HEALTH CRISIS: THINKING TODAY ABOUT THE COUNTRY’S FUTURE

An unprecedented crisis is unraveling before our eyes. The damage caused to people’s and business’ economic viabilit...

March 27, 2020

M. Messori – The current European debate on fiscal policy: Too much and too little

In the last two weeks the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to launch new LTRO and T-LTRO programs to ensure liquidity...

March 23, 2020

Capital markets union: Council adopts revised framework for European long-term investment funds – March 7, 2023

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March 8, 2023

Too early to declare victory against inflation – Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, March 5, 2023

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March 6, 2023

Account of the monetary policy meeting of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank held in Frankfurt am Main on Wednesday and Thursday, 1-2 February 2023 (March 2, 2023)

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March 2, 2023

Bringing inflation back to target – Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – February 27, 2023

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February 27, 2023

NextGenerationEU: Two years on since its adoption, the Recovery and Resilience Facility continues to be a central driver of the EU’s green and digital transformation – February 22, 2023

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February 22, 2023

Interview with Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB – February 20, 2023

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February 20, 2023

Winter 2023 Economic Forecast: EU economy set to avoid recession, but headwinds persist – February 13, 2023

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February 13, 2023

Opening remarks by President von der Leyen at the joint press conference with President Michel following the special meeting of the European Council of 9 February 2023

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February 10, 2023

The battle against inflation is not over yet – Interview with Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB – February 8, 2023

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February 9, 2023