The ECB has successfully performed its main task in the context of an independent monetary policy: The euro is stable and enjoys the confidence of the population and the economy. Regarding sustainability, the ECB has so far displayed varying degrees of ambition. The ECB on its own can, and...

The different central banks follow their own different paths to sustainability. The article asks, what types of sustainability they already practice. It describes progressive strategies, looks at the learning processes and analyses the shortcomings. The Network for Greening the Financial System...

The paper deals with the geographies of the European economic crisis that had its origins in the global financial crisis of 2008-09. The crisis pushed many European economies into a deep recession and caused a mass unemployment in many countries. The crisis is analysed in a monetary economy...