The recent financial crises have underscored the need for the European Union (EU) to take a regional approach to financial stability. Preserving financial stability in such an environment requires a supranational oversight framework. Progress has been made toward stronger pan-European...

This 2009 Article IV Consultation focuses on euro area policies. The euro area remains in recession, with signs of improvement yet to evolve into a recovery. The large drop in financial wealth, an associated increase in private savings, tight financing conditions, and the adjustment of global...

In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.

В статье проанализировано соответствие макроэкономических показателей Украины критериям вступления в Европейский Союз. Дана оценка соответствия ВВП на душу...

The European Union has recently implemented one of the biggest reform packages in its history. Developed solutions are designed to (1) strengthen EU’s resilience to shocks and (2) improve its shock absorption capabilities. It seems that so far stress was mainly placed on the first objective....

Fiscal policy, including its expenditure aspect, is often discussed and analysed from a variety of angles in the literature on public finances, undoubtedly due to the major importance of this topic. However, not all areas of the expenditure part of fiscal policy have been subjected to in-depth...

This comparative study examines the reporting of derivatives according to hedge accounting and the effect of derivatives on the financial positions of the banks in the European Union and Turkey. We found that all of the banks in Europe examined in the study reported their hedge purpose...

In any modern economy, transport sector plays a key role. In order to reduce the disparities between levels of transport development of the various regions of Europe, European Union has focused on the creation of a sustainable transport systems for a connected Europe. Romania has already created...

Ce chapitre d’ouvrage présente les principales étapes qui ont structuré la Politique agricole commune (PAC). Basée sur trois grands principes (l’unicité des marchés, la préférence communautaire et la solidarité financière), cette politique a favorisé la modernisation des...

L'article présente une analyse de la diversité des exploitations européennes professionnelles du type bovins-viande. En mobilisant les données du Réseau d'information comptable agricole (RICA), il cherche à mettre en évidence la forte hétérogénéité des exploitations selon les bassins...