Positive Money Europe delivers petition to Eurogroup demanding return of ECB profits to Greece

On 18 Friday 2018, a group of campaigners including Positive Money Europe handed a petition to EU finance ministers demanding that Greece gets back the profits made off of its debt.

Why the ECB has a legal obligation to account for environmental protection

New legal research shows the European Central Bank a legal obligation to integrate environmental protection into monetary policy.

How Greece lost billions out of an obscure ECB programme

Through its peculiar “Securities Market Programme”, the European Central Bank generated billions of profits for creditor Member States such as France and Germany. Our research shows that nearly €8 billion have been lost for Greece.

Time to Rethink the ECB? – Conference highlights & videos

On May 23rd 2018, the launch of Positive Money Europe took place in Brussels through a successful event where participants debated on whether and how the European Central Bank should be reformed.

European Parliament tells ECB: make QE climate-friendly

The European Parliament has adopted a bold resolution asking the ECB to include environmental and social criteria its quantitative easing policy.

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ECB missed the opportunity to revise QE reinvestments

by Stan Jourdan | Dec 13, 2018 | 0 Comments

Despite today’s decision the European Central Bank will keep re-injecting more than 190 billion euros into the financial system in 2019. But the ECB is not making the most optimal use of those reinvestments.

Positive Money Europe are hiring: Advocacy Officer

by Positive Money Europe | Dec 5, 2018 | 0 Comments

Positive Money Europe are looking for an Advocacy Officer to play a crucially important role in maintaining and developing our engagement with parliamentarians, NGOs and other key influencers.

IMF’s Director says central banks could issue digital money

by Positive Money Europe | Dec 3, 2018 | 0 Comments

International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde said central banks around the world should consider issuing digital currency.

European Parliament’s ECON Committee wants a green ECB

by Positive Money Europe | Nov 29, 2018 | 0 Comments

In a report led by right-wing MEP Gabriel Mato and almost unanimously supported by all groups, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) calls on the ECB to incorporate environmental criteria into its policies.

Let’s experiment full-reserve banking again

by Patrizio Lainà (Guest Author) | Nov 19, 2018 | 4 Comments

Full-reserve banking was tried out in the UK and US in the 19th century. It is assuring that macroeconomic indicators pointed mainly upwards after the reforms were implemented. Although it is hard to associate the positive developments directly with full-reserve...