Report on Public Finances in EMU 2022
The EU economy continues to grow, albeit with reduced momentum. The Summer 2023 Interim Economic Forecast revises growth down for the EU and the euro area in both 2023 and 2024. Headline inflation is expected to continue declining, broadly in line with the spring projections.
The Development of Renewable Energy in the Electricity Market
This paper studies renewable electricity: its development in the past and in the future, public support schemes, alternative purchasing arrangements and its future competitiveness.
Quarterly Report on the Euro Area (QREA), Vol. 22, No. 1 (2023)
This edition of the QREA focusses on technical topics that are at the core of the Commission’s recent proposals for the reform of the EU economic governance framework.
Quarterly Report on the Euro Area (QREA), Vol. 21, No. 4 (2022)
This edition of the QREA focusses on technical topics that are at the core of the Commission’s recent proposals for the reform of the EU economic governance framework.
Reflections on the Role of Natural Capital for Economic Activity
This Discussion Paper reviews approaches to conceptualising the contribution of natural capital to economic processes, explores their empirical implementation and suggests next steps for the modelling of natural capital in production functions.
The Role of Public Development Banks and Institutions in the Implementation of the United Nations’ Agenda 2030: A Survey in Europe
This paper analysis the latest development of global current account imbalances, also focusing on possible vulnerabilities in emerging market economies and the potential impact of climate mitigation policies on current account imbalances.
European Business Cycle Indicators - Results of the October/November 2022 survey on investment in the manufacturing and services sectors. 4th Quarter 2022
The Special topic analyses the results of the specific questions on investment included in the October-November surveys for the manufacturing and services sectors.
2023 Euro Area Report
The report provides an overview of economic developments and policy challenges in the euro area. It focuses in particular on the risks of divergence within the euro area stemming from the energy price shocks and discuss avenues to mitigate the impact on the economy.
New Evidence on the Quality of Public Investment Management in the EU
This paper provides new evidence on public investment management practices in the EU, based on a survey with all EU Member States.
The Possible Implications of the Green Transition for the EU Labour Market
The green transition is set to accelerate over the next decade and trigger structural change in EU labour markets. The note provides descriptive evidence on regions and demographic groups expected to be most affected by shifts between sectors, firms and occupations, and discusses the policy.
Environmental Assessments within Green Budgeting
This paper presents an overview of environmental assessment practices across EU Member States, covering both ex-ante impact assessments and ex-post evaluations.
Disaster Risk Financing: Limiting the Fiscal Cost of Climate-Related Disasters
This paper provides evidence on national disaster financing practices in the EU and non-EU Member States, along five elements leading to a disaster risk financing strategy.
Financial Constraints of EU firms: A Sectoral Analysis
This paper provides estimations of the degree of financial constraints of EU sectors.