European Economic Forecast. Summer 2019 (10/07/2019)
The forecast for euro area GDP growth in 2019 remains unchanged at 1.2%, while the forecast for 2020 has been lowered slightly to 1.4% following the more moderate pace expected in the rest of this year (spring forecast: 1.5%). The GDP forecast for the EU remains unchanged at 1.4% in 2019 and 1.6% in 2020.
Post-Programme Surveillance Report. Spain, Spring 2019 (05/07/2019)
This report by the European Commission presents the findings of the eleventh post-programme surveillance mission to Spain and identifies remaining challenges for the Spanish economy.
2019 Economic Reform Programmes of Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo*: The Commission's overview and country assessments (05/07/2019)
This report contains the Commission's assessments of the 2019 Economic Reform Programmes (ERP) of countries that are candidates or potential candidates for EU membership.
Skills Mismatch and Productivity in the EU (05/07/2019)
This study examines the dynamics of different dimensions of skills mismatch and explores the empirical relationship between these skills mismatch measures and labour productivity.
Joint Report on Health Care and Long-Term Care Systems and Fiscal Sustainability – Country Documents 2019 Update (07/06/2019)
This volume describes the health care and long-term care systems of all EU Member States on a country basis and presents the related policy challenges.
Post-Programme Surveillance Report. Cyprus, Spring 2019 (07/06/2019)
This report by the European Commission presents the findings of the sixth post-programme surveillance mission to Cyprus and identifies remaining challenges for the Cypriot economy.
What if We All Worked Gigs in the Cloud? The Economic Relevance of Digital Labour Platforms (07/06/2019)
This paper looks at the economic impact of digital labour platforms.
Can Lebanon Defy Gravity Forever? (07/06/2019)
The paper addresses Lebanon’s main economic challenges relating to fiscal sustainability, external rebalancing, financial stability, growth & investment, and public sector governance.
Macroeconomic Responses to Fiscal Shocks in Portugal (17/05/2019)
This study analyses the impact of fiscal shocks on GDP, inflation and interest rates in Portugal between 1995 and 2017.
The Semi-Elasticities Underlying the Cyclically-Adjusted Budget Balance: An Update and Further Analysis (17/05/2019)
This papers examines and updates the methodology used for calculating the semi-elasticities that underlie the EU fiscal framework’s analysis of cyclically-adjusted budget balances.
Benchmarks for Net International Investment Positions (17/05/2019)
This paper explores the use of benchmarks to assess the appropriateness of national net international investment positions.
Automatic Fiscal Stabilisers in the EU: Size and Effectiveness (17/05/2019)
This Economic Brief looks at automatic stabilisers in EU Member States and discusses policy options to improve their functioning and increase their stabilisation properties.
This paper investigates the influence of public sector wages on wage levels in other parts Romania's economy and the impact that they may have on the country's external competitiveness.
European Business Cycle Indicators - 1st Quarter 2019 (12/04/2019)
The EBCI's special topic presents a new quarterly data set on consumers’ quantitative estimates of past and expected inflation collected since 2003.
Quarterly Report on the Euro Area. Volume 17, No 4 (2018) (22/03/2019)
QREA Volume 17 N. 4 (2018) focusing on the euro area covers sovereign bond dynamics, completing the Capital Markets Union and its impact on economic resilience, as well as developments in the labour income share.
