# Blog

A European approach to climate finance will make a deal at COP21 more likely

Europe needs to convince poor countries that it is serious about a climate deal. To do this it must act jointly and decisively to shape global climate finance. This op-ed was published in MNI, Kamara Online, Kathemerini,...

4th October 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2631 views

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# Publications

European climate finance: securing the best return

The issue Combating climate change is perhaps the most formidable public policy challenge of our times. Unmitigated climate change will be irreversible. It will place significant costs on future generations, and expose t...

11th September 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2605 views

# Blog

Germany’s handling of immigration will shape the future of Europe

The FT has published a shortened version of my comment below. When religious persecution around 1700 drove the Huguenots to Prussia’s Berlin and Brandenburg, they added more than 1% to the native population...

11th September 2015 by Guntram Wolff 3231 views

# Blog

The dragon sneezes, Europe catches a cold

European stock prices, financial contagion and the trade exposure to China. How the turmoil in China’s stock market is affecting European stock markets through Europe’s trade exposure to China This post was first p...

26th August 2015 by Guntram Wolff 4618 views

# Blog

Euro Area Banks Remain Vulnerable

Strengthening the banking system is important to achieve a sustainable recovery, because it will revitalise credit to the healthier segments of the economy. However without restructuring, euro area banks are still vulner...

24th August 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2154 views

# Blog

Still vulnerable: the euro area’s small and medium-sized banks

In our recent research we show that the small and medium-sized banks (SMBs) – and among them the unlisted banks – remain under considerable stress. This op-ed was originally published on VOXEU. The European Centra...

14th August 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2209 views

# Blog

Griechenland: Die Lehren für Europa

This piece was first published on Die Zeit on August 4 2015. It was also published on Linkiesta, and several other newspapers. The English version is published on Bruegel. Die schlimmste Hängepartie ist vorläufig ...

10th August 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2268 views

# Blog

Griechenlands Schuldenlast kann und muss im Euroraum erleichtert werden

This article was first published on FAZ on 23 July 2015. It is also published on Kathimerini, Il Sole 24 and an English translation on Bruegel.org. Der wohl größte Schaden der Konfrontation mit Griechenland ist ein allge...

23rd July 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2396 views

# Interviews

My reaction to the Greek deal on France24

I was interviewed by France 24 on the deal reached at the European Council. My interview in English can be watched here, in French here....

20th July 2015 by Guntram Wolff 2076 views

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# Publications

The Vulnerability of Europe’s Small and Medium-Sized Banks

We study the vulnerability of 130 banks directly supervised by the European Central Bank’s Single Supervisory Mechanism. Illustrative stress tests using banks’ balance sheet data reveal that significant stress prevails i...

16th July 2015 by Guntram Wolff 3004 views