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# 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...
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26th March 2020 by Guntram Wolff 3005 views Share:
# 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...
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5th February 2018 by Guntram Wolff 1595 views Share:
# 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...
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17th May 2017 by Guntram Wolff 5154 views Share:
# 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...
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23rd May 2016 by Guntram Wolff 2351 views Share:
# 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...
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5th July 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2318 views Share:
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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 ...
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27th February 2015 by Guntram Wolff 3407 views Share:
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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).....
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6th October 2014 by Guntram Wolff 1893 views Share:
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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...
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20th February 2014 by Guntram Wolff 2329 views Share:

Most viewed publications

  • Japan and the EU in the global economy

    9th April 2014
    Why is Japan a good case study to help Europe overcome the economic and financial cris ...
  • Eurosystem collateral policy and framework: Was it unduly changed?

    17th November 2014
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Most viewed blogs

  • What future for Europe?

    17th March 2017
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    4th June 2017
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Most viewed interviews

  • Financial Times/Bruegel economic forum

    10th October 2016
    Follow my debate with FT editor Lionel Barber, Whitehall editor James Blitz and MEP Sylvie ...
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