2023 summer reading list
Our carefully curated list of books, explored by the Positive Money Europe team, for the summer of 2023
A digital euro for the people: our paper on the ECB’s digital euro plan
Together with the Veblen Institute, we have published our position paper ‘A digital euro for the people’ to contribute to the design and development of a digital currency that truly serves people as a public good.
Taking action! The Belgian Central Bank targeted to provide cheap loans for energy renovation
Today we took to the streets to demand that the Bank of Belgium takes concrete measures to support the energy transition and help finance building renovations for energy efficiency.
The ECB raises interest rates in unprecedented tightening cycle
The European Central Bank (ECB) raised its interest rates today by 0.25 percentage points, taking further steps to tighten monetary policy in an already unprecedented cycle. It is puzzling.
Will the digital euro make our money system better?
What are the potential benefits and/or drawbacks of a digital euro? We will answer in our next policy roundtable, in cooperation with the Veblen Institute.