Am 1. Januar 1999 wurde der Euro als Buchgeld eingeführt. Schon ein halbes Jahr zuvor war die Europäische Zentralbank gegründet worden. Die Europäische Währungsunion hat mittlerweile einige Krisen überstanden. Probleme gab es vor allem, weil die gesetzten Rahmenbedingungen ihre Wirkung...

In December 2013 agreement on the second pillar of the banking union was reached. The SRM sets up restructuring guidelines for banks, including a bank-paid resolution fund, fully operational in 2025. In the article we discuss how the current design of the banking union falls short of the goal of...

It seems clear that the ECB will raise interest rates in July 2022 and end its asset purchase program. This should send a strong and important signal to markets and economic players that the ECB continues to take its mandate for price stability seriously. However, it cannot be said with absolute...