"ECFIN New Publication" Newsletter Issues

The ESM Stability Support Programme for Greece, First and Second Reviews - July 2017 Background report (13/11/2017)

This report contains background analysis related to the design of the August 2015 ESM stability support programme for Greece and the implementation of the programme up to the conclusion of the second review in July 2017.

European Economic Forecast – Autumn 2017 (09/11/2017)

The euro area economy is on track to grow at its fastest pace in a decade this year, with real GDP growth forecast at 2.2%. This is substantially higher than expected in spring (1.7%). The EU economy as a whole is also set to beat expectations with robust growth of 2.3% this year (up from 1.9% in spring).

Investment in the EU Member States: An Analysis of Drivers and Barriers (23/10/2017)

This paper analyses investment barriers and drivers in the European Union.

EU Candidate Countries' & Potential Candidates' Economic Quarterly (CCEQ) - 3rd Quarter 2017 (17/10/2017)

An overview of economic developments in candidate and pre-candidate countries.

Evaluating Medium Term Forecasting Methods and their Implications for EU Output Gap Calculations (17/10/2017)

This paper discusses the accuracy and merits of the EU's common methodology for calculating output gaps.

NAWRU Estimation Using Structural Labour Market Indicators (16/10/2017)

This paper presents a new model-based approach to calculating the non-accelerating wage rate of unemployment.

Post-Programme Surveillance Report - Portugal, Summer 2017 (06/10/2017)

This report by the European Commission presents the findings of the sixth post-programme surveillance mission to Portugal and identifies remaining challenges for the Portuguese economy.

Quarterly Report on the Euro Area (QREA), Vol. 16, No. 2 (2017) (28/09/2017)

In this edition of the QREA, European Commission staff looks at the importance of sequencing and packaging structural economic reforms; the ease of doing business in the euro area; the determinants of trend TFP growth; and the macroeconomic implications of bank lending constraints.

An Overview of the 2017 Stability and Convergence Programmes and an Assessment of the Euro Area Fiscal Stance for 2018 (01/08/2017)

An overview of the 2017 Stability and Convergence Programmes of Member States and an assessment of the recent and prospective fiscal stance.

Fiscal Measures and Corporate Investment in France (01/08/2017)

This Discussion Paper assesses the effect of fiscal measures on the investment decisions of French non-financial corporations.

Independent Fiscal Institutions in the EU Member States: The Early Years (26/07/2017)

This paper looks at the early history of independent fiscal institutions in the EU ways to further strengthen them.

2017 Fellowship Initiative Papers – “Challenges to integrated markets” (20/07/2017)

DG ECFIN's Fellowship Initiative 2016-2017 “Challenges to integrated markets” culminates and comes to a successful conclusion with the publication of the fellows' contributed papers in DG ECFIN's Discussion paper series.