Despite its decision to start raising interest rates, the European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde signaled an interest in introducing a “green TLTRO” system – a reference to Positive Money Europe’s proposal which is now making a comeback in the debate.
To contribute to the Conference on the future of the EU and the ECB’s strategy review, Positive Money Europe and its partners have launched the European Citizens Bank, a participatory project which empowers citizens to formulate recommendations on the future orientations of the Eurozone’s central banks.
While EU Treaties clearly stipulate that the European Central Bank “shall support the general objectives of the European Union”, politicians cannot simply stand by, hoping that it will use its discretionary power to act on them, write a group of EU experts led by Positive Money Europe.
Seit dem Ausbruch der Covid-19-Krise ist eine Debatte darüber entstanden, ob wir die Staatsschulden bei den Zentralbanken abschreiben sollten. Trotz der technischen Machbarkeit ist der Schuldenerlass nicht die erstbeste Maßnahme, für die es sich zu kämpfen lohnt.
Dall’inizio della crisi da Covid-19, è emerso un dibattito circa la possibilità di cancellare i debiti pubblici detenuti dalle banche centrali. Seppur realizzabile, la cancellazione del debito non è la miglior proposta per la quale schierarsi.
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