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22
Jan
Shorter-term inflation expectations largely unchanged; longer-term inflation expectations unchanged at 1.7%
Opposing revisions to real GDP growth outlook, with near-term forecasts revised down but stronger rebound envisaged thereafter
Unemployment rate expectations revised down across all horizons
Respondents to the European Central Bank (ECB) Survey of Professional Forecasters (SPF) for the first quarter of 2021 reported point forecasts for annual HICP inflation averaging 0.9%, 1.3% and 1.5% for 2021, 2022 and 2023 respectively. These were unchanged for both 2021 and...
21
Jan
Criterion to judge if a country’s tax system is fair or not needs to be widened
Countries should not be removed from the blacklist if they only make symbolic tweaks
A 0% tax rate policy should automatically lead to being placed on the blacklist
List has to be formalised through a legally binding instrument by end 2021
MEPs adopted a resolution pushing for the system used to draw up the EU list of tax havens to be changed, as...
21
Jan
‘Always on’ culture leads to increased risk of depression, anxiety and burnout
EU law to define minimum requirements for remote working
No repercussions for workers who exercise their ‘right to disconnect’
Parliament calls for an EU law that grants workers the right to digitally disconnect from work without facing negative repercussions.
In their legislative initiative that passed with 472 votes in favour, 126 against and 83 abstentions, MEPs call on the Commission to propose a law that enables those who...
21
Jan
Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB and Luis de Guindos, Vice-President of the ECB | Frankfurt am Main, 21 January 2021 |
Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice-President and I are very pleased to welcome you to our press conference. We will now report on the outcome of today’s meeting of the Governing Council, which was also attended by the Commission Executive Vice-President, Mr Dombrovskis.
The start of vaccination campaigns across the euro area is an important milestone in the resolution of...
20
Jan
Credit standards tightened for loans to enterprises and households
Firms’ demand for loans continued to decline, while demand for housing loans increased
Government guarantees on loans to firms supported bank lending conditions
Credit standards – i.e. banks’ internal guidelines or loan approval criteria – tightened across all loan categories, namely loans to enterprises, loans to households for house purchase and consumer credit and other lending to households in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the January 2021 bank lending survey (BLS). The net...
20
Jan
Global uncertainty reached unprecedented levels at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak and remains elevated. The World Uncertainty Index—a quarterly measure of global economic and policy uncertainty covering 143 countries—shows that although uncertainty has come down by about 60 percent from the peak observed at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the first quarter of 2020, it remains about 50 percent above its historical average during the 1996–2010 period.
'Uncertainty in systemic economies matters for uncertainty around the world.'
What drives global uncertainty?
Economic...
19
Jan
The conclusion of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on 24 December 2020 means that the very successful mandate of the Task Force for Relations with the United Kingdom (UKTF) will come to an end. The UKTF will cease to exist on 1 March 2021.
To support the efficient and rigorous implementation and monitoring of the Agreements with the UK, the European Commission has decided to establish a new Service for the EU-UK Agreements (UKS). The UKS will be part...
14
Jan
Over 8,000 responses received in online survey
Privacy, security and pan-European reach ranked highest in European citizens’ preferences
Detailed analysis to be published in spring, ahead of decision on project launch
The European Central Bank (ECB) concluded its public consultation on the digital euro yesterday and will now analyse in detail the large number of responses. 8,221 citizens, firms and industry associations submitted responses to an online questionnaire, a record for ECB public consultations.
The public consultation was launched on...
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