#Eurozone

[…] "Off Course or On Track? The European Union Amidst Major Economic Challenges" - was the title of the event held on March 16 at the Bertelsmann Stiftung's Berlin premises. In his opening speech, Malte [...]

[…] ECB policy spurred economic reforms in euro area countries The European Central Bank (ECB) hasrepeatedly been the focus of debate: The background are low interest rates, bond purchase programmes and [...]

[…] A new study suggests that a banking crisis triggered by Brexit could hit European economies and in particular the UK economy hard. If banks in the United Kingdom were in crisis (due to Brexit), the [...]

[…] Unemployment reinsurance can serve as an "automatic stabilizer" in an economy: In times of crisis, for example, it can stabilize an economy "against the trend" by increasing expenditure (e.g., on [...]

[…] This tension between democracy and law is perhaps nowhere more evident today than in Italy. The Italian government, and in particular the populist Five-Star Movement (M5S), was elected on far-sweeping [...]

[…] The global financial crisis in 2008 has shown the EU how quickly a domino effect can arise: If some EU countries run into financial difficulties, there is a risk of contagion in other member states. [...]

[…] In order to shore up confidence and stability in the Eurozone, MarioDraghi, President of the European Central Bank, told an audience of around 350 invited guests from government, academia, business, [...]

[…] In 2012 a study by the Bertelsmann Stiftung warned that a Greek withdrawal from the Eurozone might not only hurt Europe by triggering a domino effect, but could also "cause a global economic crisis". [...]

[…] The projects focussed on the areas of education, democracy, social affairs, health, culture and economics. Our foundation invested a total of €55 million directly in its program activities. We [...]

[…] Europa Briefings In the publication series “Europa Briefing”, the Bertelsmann Stiftung and the Jacques Delors Institut – Berlin cover key topics of European politics and present possible scenarios: [...]