# Blog

ESM credit lines, ‘corona-bonds’, Euro-area Treasury, One-off joint expenditures: What are the options for the EU Council?

A version of this piece was also published in French. As the Covid-19 pandemic intensifies and now that Europe has become the epicentre of the pandemic, voices are being raised among EU Member States in support of a comm...

26th March 2020 by Guntram Wolff 3156 views

# Blog

Difficulties and opportunities in reallocating European Parliament seats post-Brexit

Summary: The European Parliament must carefully consider the reallocation of seats after Brexit, allowing for a potential shift in political alignment and working within parameters already agreed with Member States. Thi...

5th February 2018 by Guntram Wolff 1748 views

# Blog

What could a euro-area finance minister do?

With the election of Emmanuel Macron as president of France, the idea of a euro-area treasury and finance minister is back in the limelight. The election programme of Emmanuel Macron calls for “a budget for the euro area...

17th May 2017 by Guntram Wolff 5304 views

# Blog

Testimony on European Deposit Insurance System

I gave a presentation to the European Parliament’s ECON committee on European deposit insurance. Below is a summary of the main points I made, also published on Bruegel. It is welcome that the European Union and th...

23rd May 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2504 views

# Blog

#Greferendum: 3 questions, 3 answers

Q. What does the clear no in the referendum mean? GW. First of all, it is a rejection of the creditors offer that was on the table one week ago. We will see new discussions now. However, it will not be easy to come to su...

5th July 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2474 views

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# Publications

Euro-area governance: what to reform and how to do it

The Issue: Reform of the governance of the euro area is being held back by disagreement on what is at the root of the euro area’s woes. Pre-crisis, the euro area suffered from the built-up of financial imbalances, price ...

27th February 2015 by Guntram Wolff 3571 views

# Publications

Ein direktes Rekapitalisierungsinstrument für Banken ist sinnvoll

This is my testimony for the Bundestag’s budget committee of October 2014. It is available here (pdf).....

6th October 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2047 views

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# Publications

The long haul: managing exit from financial assistance

Countries can make a clean exit from financial assistance, or enter a new programme or a precautionary programme, depending on the sustainability of their public debt and their vulnerability to shocks. Ireland mad...

20th February 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2476 views