This paper reviews current discussions on reforming the European Union (EU) budgetary procedure and assesses the main reform proposals that have been suggested thus far. It argues that prospects for reforms are presently hampered by the complex interplay between supranational and...

Vor dem Bundesverfassungsgericht wird gegenwärtig der Normenkontrollantrag Berlins auf Feststellung einer „extremen Haushaltsnotlage“ und Zahlung von Sonder-Bundesergänzungszuweisungen des Bundes verhandelt. Entsprechende Klagen des Saarlandes und Bremens sind eingereicht. Verhandelt...

New Zealand's fiscal outlook deteriorated following the Global Financial Crisis, and in late 2008 fiscal projections showed net government debt in New Zealand increasing from 5% of GDP to around 40% within 10 years, mostly reflecting permanently lower expectations for future tax revenue. These...

In Deutschland besteht breiter Konsens, dass im Rahmen der Föderalismusreform II härtere nationale Haushaltsregeln beschlossen werden sollten, die zu einer engen Begrenzung staatlicher Defizite führen. Wie kann jedoch im Rahmen strenger Regeln gewährleistet werden, dass der Einfluss der...

We model EU countries' bank ratings using financial variables and allowing for intercept and slope heterogeneity. Our aim is to assess whether 'old' and 'new' EU countries are rated differently and to determine whether 'new' ones are assigned lower ratings, ceteris paribus, than 'old' ones. We...

We model EU countries' bank ratings using financial variables and allowing for intercept and slope heterogeneity. Our aim is to assess whether old and new EU countries are rated differently and to determine whether new ones are assigned lower ratings, ceteris paribus, than old ones. We find that...

Putting the high public debt ratios on a downward path after the surge during the pandemic and allocating sufficient resources to deliver on the green and digital transition will be among the priorities confronting the EU institutions emerging from the June 2024 European elections. After a long...