Promoting sustainable and inclusive growth and convergence in the European Union

This Policy Contribution was written for the Informal ECOFIN Meeting, Bucharest, 5 April 2019. The authors look at the EU’s economic agenda, discussing the priorities for the next five years. It can be downloaded HERE. M...

Making a reality of Europe’s capital markets union

This Policy Contribution is an edited version of a paper prepared for and presented at the informal meeting of European Union economic and financial affairs ministers (Informal ECOFIN), Sofia, Bulgaria, 27-28 April 2018....

Benefits and drawbacks of European Unemployment Insurance

The issue: Unemployment in Europe has increased to high levels and economic growth has remained subdued. A debate on additional policy instruments to address the situation is therefore warranted. Fiscal stabilisation mec...