Greece on a tightrope
By Céline Antonin, Raul Sampognaro, Xavier Timbeau and Sébastien Villemot This text summarizes the special study, “Greece on a tightrope” Since early 2015, Greece’s new government has […]
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The Greek Sisyphus and its public debt: towards an end to the ordeal?
By Céline Antonin After its failure to elect a new President by a qualified majority vote, the Greek Parliament was dissolved, with early elections to […]
Labour market reform in Italy: Matteo Renzi up against the wall
By Céline Antonin While Matteo Renzi had enjoyed a relative “state of grace” since his election in February 2014, the Senate vote in early December […]
Banking Europe: Strength in the Union?
By Céline Antonin and Vincent Touzé On 4 November 2014, the European Central Bank became the single supervisor of banks in the euro zone. This was […]
Changes in taxation in Europe from 2000 to 2012: A few analytical points
By Céline Antonin, Félix de Liège and Vincent Touzé There is great diversity to Europe’s tax systems, reflecting the choices of sovereign States with differentiated […]
Euro zone: Recovery or deflation?
By Céline Antonin, Christophe Blot, Sabine Le Bayon and Danielle Schweisguth This text summarizes the OFCE’s forecast for 2014-2015 for the euro zone economy Will […]
Regulating the financial activities of Europe’s banks: a fourth pillar for the banking union
By Céline Antonin, Henri Sterdyniak and Vincent Touzé At the impetus of EU Commissioner Michel Barnier, on 29 January 2014 the European Commission proposed new […]
Latvia: goodbye lats, hello euro!
By Céline Antonin On 1 January 2014, Latvia will become the 18th member of the euro zone, two years after its Estonian neighbour. From a […]
Europe’s banks: sustaining the renewal of confidence
By Céline Antonin and Vincent Touzé Since August 2012, bank shares in the stock markets have risen and their volatility has reduced, attesting to a return […]
The euro zone quartered
By Céline Antonin, Christophe Blot, Sabine Le Bayon and Danielle Schweisguth This text summarizes the OFCE’s 2013-2014 forecast for the euro zone economy. After six quarters […]