The recent financial and sovereign debt crises emphasized the interdependence between bank and sovereign default risk and showed that major shocks may lead to a self-reinforcing negative spiral. In this paper, we analyse the pattern of interaction between bank and sovereign default risk by...

We regularly witness the increasing involvement of the European Union in our daily lives. The presence of the EU is strongly felt in the media space, but also through the effect of EU law. Lawyers are a special group of people who are particularly acquainted with and apply European law. Their...