This study, the fifth in an annual series, provides an overview of the economic and budgetary situation in the EU and beyond, and summarises the main economic indicators in the EU and euro area and their two-year trends. It also explains the annual EU budget, provides an overview...
This annual report provides a quality review of the national balance of payments (b.o.p.), international investment position (i.i.p.) and international reserves template of the Eurosystem (international reserves), as well as the associated euro area aggregates. ...
We compare direct forecasts of HICP and HICP excluding energy and food in the euro area and five member countries to aggregated forecasts of their main components from large Bayesian VARs with a shared set of predictors. We focus on conditional point and density forecasts, in line...
The two contributions in this legal working paper discuss the various aspects of composite administrative procedures in the context of both Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) and Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) decision-making procedures. It addresses the definition of such pro...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has dramatically affected global and euro area economic activity since early 2020. Following a significant drop in the first quarter, euro area real GDP fell by 11.8% in the second quarter, although this was less than expected in the June 2020 ...
This report sets out the macroeconomic assumptions and methodologies to be used for the age-related expenditure projections for all Member States. These will form the basis for calculating projected expenditure on pensions, healthcare, long-term care and education in the sixth Ag...
The COVID-19 pandemic caused an economic crisis unique in its severity. Following the disruptions in the first half of 2020, the initial phase of the economic recovery, helped by unprecedented policy support, was quick to materialise when containment measures were eased across Eu...