This paper assesses the potential economic impact of Next Generation EU (NGEU), focusing on the euro area. Its findings … pandemic-induced crisis and longer-term modernisation of the euro area economy through their digital and green transitions …, fiscal stimulus and risk premium. Overall, NGEU may increase gross domestic product (GDP) in the euro area by up to 1.5% by …

The studies summarised in this paper focus on the economic implications of euro area firms’ participation in global … affected by international production sharing. The core conclusion is that GVC participation has major implications for the euro … the euro area, taking due account of data availability and constraints. …

In the euro area, there is mixed evidence that the GDP per capita of lower-income economies has been catching up with …-convergence trap" long before the euro years. We also provide stylised facts on: (i) the central role of total factor productivity in … driving real convergence in the euro area over time, alongside other factors; and (ii) the crucial interaction of real …

euro area and for supervising all euro area banks in order to ensure their safety and soundness, some directly and some …

first is the global financial crisis in 2008-09, and the second is the euro area sovereign debt crisis in 2010-12. Both … sequence of financial reforms has improved the sector's ability to deal with major macro-financial shocks at the EU/euro area …