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Opinion

Non-fungible tokens (NFTs): the next chapter in crypto

As with any new technology, exciting opportunities are being created, but similarly there are risks.

By: Maria Demertzis Topic: Digital economy and innovation Date: January 25, 2022
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Past Event

Past Event

Presentation of the Euro Yearbook 2021

Join us for the launch of the eighth edition of the 'Euro Yearbook'

Speakers: Maria Demertzis, Fernando Fernández, Fiona Maharg-Bravo, Antonio Roldán and Jorge Yzaguirre Topic: Macroeconomic policy Date: March 12, 2021
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Past Event

Past Event

Disruption or transformation: the impact of a digital euro on the financial system

How would a digital Euro impact the financial system?

Speakers: Fabio Panetta and Guntram B. Wolff Topic: Banking and capital markets, Macroeconomic policy Location: Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels Date: February 10, 2021
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Podcast

Podcast

The geopolitics of money

The current debate on currencies is driven by politics rather than economics.

By: The Sound of Economics Topic: Global economy and trade Date: December 9, 2020
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Parliamentary Testimony

European Parliament

Euro area accession countries in the context of the pandemic

Testimony before the European Parliament on the subject of euro area accession.

By: Zsolt Darvas Topic: European Parliament, Macroeconomic policy, Testimonies Date: November 19, 2020
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Opinion

Politics, not economics, demands a strengthened international role for the euro

Not just the EU but also other countries, particularly China, need a defence against weaponisation of the dollar.

By: Alicia García-Herrero and Federico Steinberg Topic: Macroeconomic policy Date: October 28, 2020
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Past Event

Past Event

Completing the banking union in the age of Next Generation EU

Invitation only event to discuss the banking union.

Speakers: Tuomas Saarenheimo and Nicolas Véron Topic: Banking and capital markets Location: Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels Date: October 27, 2020
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Past Event

Past Event

Next Generation EU debt: how is it structured?

The impact of EU debt on the EU market of safe assets.

Speakers: Gert-Jan Koopman and Guntram B. Wolff Topic: Macroeconomic policy Location: Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels Date: October 22, 2020
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Parliamentary Testimony

European Parliament

Strengthening the international role of the euro

Testimony before the European Parliament on the International Role of the Euro.

By: Guntram B. Wolff and alihan Topic: European Parliament, Testimonies Date: October 1, 2020
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Blog Post

Common eurobonds should become Europe’s safe asset – but they don’t need to be green

The plan to fund the European Union’s recovery programme via debt issuance has raised hopes that a new type of euro-denominated safe asset could emerge. As a priority, the European Commission needs a strategy to create a liquid and transparent market in EU bonds. For now, funding through EU green bonds would complicate that effort.

By: Alexander Lehmann and alihan Topic: Banking and capital markets Date: September 28, 2020
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Policy Contribution

Is the COVID-19 crisis an opportunity to boost the euro as a global currency?

The euro never challenged the US dollar, and its international status declined with the euro crisis. Faced with a US administration willing to use its hegemonic currency to extend its domestic policies beyond its borders, Europe is reflecting on how to promote it currency on the global stage to ensure its autonomy. But promoting a more prominent role for the euro is difficult and involves far-reaching changes to the fabric of the monetary union.

By: Grégory Claeys, Guntram B. Wolff and alihan Topic: Global economy and trade, Macroeconomic policy Date: June 5, 2020
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Opinion

Politics, not policy will help Lagarde save the eurozone

Her success at helm of Europe’s central bank will depend on her ability to mend fences with hawkish policymakers.

By: Guntram B. Wolff, Rebecca Christie and Bruegel Topic: Macroeconomic policy Date: November 4, 2019