REPORT: Scaling-up buildings renovation with ECB credit policy
The 1.7 trillion euros TLTROs loan programme of the European Central Bank represents a unique opportunity to boost cheap loans across Europe.
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Why debt cancellation by the ECB is not the right strategy
Although debt cancellation by central banks is technically feasible, it is nearly legally and politically impossible to achieve, and its economic benefits would be rather minimal. There are better proposals in a progressive Eurozone reform agenda.
» Read moreREPORT: Helicopter money as a response to Coronavirus crisis
Open letter to Christine Lagarde on climate change
A group of 165 academics and civil society organisations delivered an open letter to Christine Lagarde, calling on the ECB President to accelerate its efforts in addressing climate change.
» Read moreREPORT: Strengthening the Parliamentary oversight of the ECB
New Positive Money Europe report co-authored by Stanislas Jourdan and Sebastian Diessner advocates for a greater role of the European Parliament in scrutinizing the European Central Bank.
» Read moreREPORT: Aligning monetary policy with the European Union’s climate targets
A new study co-written with Wojtek Kalinowski based an updated analysis of the ECB’s corporate bond purchae programme reveals a mismatch between the EU climate targets and the policies of the ECB.
» Read moreWhy Bitcoin is a bad monetary system
The distributed cryptocurrency Bitcoin is fundamentally flawed as an alternative money system. Here is why.
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