Blog Archives - Stanislas Jourdan

REPORT: In everyone’s interest: How the ECB can support the energy transition with green interest rates

December 10, 2025 Stanislas Jourdan Blog, Eurozone and ECB, Featured

In a new report commissioned by the WWF European Policy Office, I explore how the European Central Bank (ECB) can accelerate Europe’s energy transition while reinforcing its price stability mandate. The report, entitled In Everyone’s Interest: How the ECB Can Support the Energy Transition with Green Interest Rates, presents a concrete proposal for integrating EU Taxonomy based differentiated interest rates

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Leave a comment ECB, EU Taxonomy, Green monetary policy, Green TLTROs

ECB must add quality to quantity – remarks at ECB Listens

October 28, 2020 Stanislas Jourdan Blog

On 21 October 2020, the European Central Bank organised its very first exchange of views with civil society organisations. At this occasion, I had the opportunity to address the ECB President Christine Lagarde and chief economist Philip R. Lane. This work was carried out in the context of my former role as Executive Director at Positive Money Europe. Here are

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Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank, Helicopter money

REPORT: Helicopter money as a response to Coronavirus crisis

April 13, 2020 Stanislas Jourdan Blog, Eurozone and ECB, Featured

In this report for Positive Money Europe, I outline how to move helicopter money from theory to practice in the context of the Pandemic crisis.

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Helicopter money

Open letter to Christine Lagarde on climate change

December 15, 2019 Stanislas Jourdan Activities, Blog, Eurozone and ECB, Featured

Positive Money Europe coordinated a group of 165 academics and civil society organisations to deliver an open letter to Christine Lagarde, calling on the ECB President to accelerate its efforts in addressing climate change.

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Christine Lagarde, Climate change, European Central Bank

REPORT: Financing the Green New Deal

October 5, 2019 Stanislas Jourdan Blog, Eurozone and ECB

A coalition of 6 civil society organisations including Positive Money Europe publishes today a briefing report outlining how the European Commission can finance a one trillion euros “Green Deal” it committed to deliever.

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Europe, European Central Bank, Green New Deal

Christine Lagarde and the political nature of central banking

July 15, 2019 Stanislas Jourdan Blog

The nomination of Christine Lagarde as future ECB President comes as a reminder of an unconvenient reality for the financial establishment: central banks are not just technical bodies.

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Christine Lagarde, Europe, European Central Bank

Interview with Green European Journal

May 15, 2019 Stanislas Jourdan Blog, Interviews & Press

Green European Journal published an interview with me in which I elaborate on the perspective of Positive Money Europe on the monetary policy debate, the evolving role of central banks for climate change, and the prospects for Eurozone reforms. This interview was originally published on Green European Journal.

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European Central Bank, Helicopter money

REPORT: Strengthening the Parliamentary oversight of the ECB

April 11, 2019 Stanislas Jourdan Blog, Featured

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.

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Europe, European Central Bank

REPORT: Aligning monetary policy with the European Union’s climate targets

April 8, 2019 Stanislas Jourdan Activities, Blog, Featured

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.

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Climate change, European Central Bank, Monetary policy