central eastern europe

Past Event

The state strikes back

COVID-19 has caused a resurgence of the role of the state. State ownership can help reduce effects from shocks to the economy but state-owned firms often suffer from weak governance and lack of innovation. What role should state owned firms and banks play and how can their management be improved?

Speakers: Beata Javorcik, Katarina Mathernova and Guntram B. Wolff Topic: Macroeconomic policy Location: Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels Date: December 1, 2020

Past Event

Economic reform in Belarus: how can we overcome old legacies and dependency and what can Europe do?

Political change in Belarus also requires deep economic reforms - what next for the country?

Speakers: Aleś Alachnovič, Anders Åslund, Marek Dabrowski, Vassilis Maragos and Elina Ribakova Topic: Global economy and trade, Macroeconomic policy Location: Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels Date: November 13, 2020

Policy Contribution

With or without you: are central European countries ready for the euro?

The debate on euro adoption by central European EU countries has intensified in the last years. In this Policy Contribution the author does not review all the complex aspects of euro-area enlargement, but analyse a particularly important issue: the build-up of macroeconomic vulnerabilities and the subsequent adjustments.

By: Zsolt Darvas Topic: Macroeconomic policy Date: October 10, 2019