Honestly it's challenging to cover what comes out of EU finance minister's meetings these days, because so little of it makes sense. We're heading towards austerity "to prevent a scenario where fiscal policy conflicts with monetary policy." Valdis Dombrovskis

It was a pleasure speaking to ECIU students about how the #digitaleuro could improve the current banking system. Its always interesting to challenge people to think critically about how a system works & empowering them to think about how it can work better for society

this was pretty predictable if one understood Wall Street's sudden interest in ESG/climate as a strategic move to roll back state-led mandatory decarbonisation. they've won, and can now move on bloomberg.com/news/audio/202…

If we don’t tackle financialisation - the transition won’t succeed. This should be a key point for the 🇪🇺 election 2024 as we argue in Social Europe 👇🧵 socialeurope.eu/reset-finance-…

In a capitalist society, investments are driven by profits. The problem is that renewables are not very profitable. Central planning in China is the reason why China was responsible for 80% of the growth in renewable installations in 2023. Food for thought tinyurl.com/4284th55

We're still hearing from central bankers that there is no evidence of a green credit crunch. This is astonishing considering the numerous reports of cancelled renewable energy projects due to high interest rates👇🏻apnews.com/article/challe…

Rising prices and social inequality are top concerns for European voters, according to the latest euronews poll. Economic stability and social justice are urgent priorities ahead of the EU Parliamentary elections. [1/3] 👉euronews.com/business/2024/…

Central banks and supervisors are increasingly taking climate and nature into account to deliver on their mandates, says Executive Board member Frank Elderson. Also work at the international level has resulted in substantial progress, although more work lies ahead.

Last week I spoke to FRANCE 24 English about the potential of the #digitaleuro to be universally accessible & safe electronic form of public money. One that would bring much needed competition to a highly oligopolistic payments market dominated by banks.

It is quite remarkable – and a sign of our times – to hear former ECB presidents call for more economic coordination, after the ECB itself had shut the door to such coordination early on 👇 geopolitique.eu/en/2024/04/16/… cambridge.org/core/journals/…

💬Missed our Director Vicky Van Eyck on BBC World Service this weekend? No worries! Catch up as she dives into our mission to redesign the #economy for people and the planet 🌍. Hear about public vs private money, and the future of the #digitaleuro.

This weekend I got the chance to discuss the European Central Bank's #digitaleuro, the Israel/Palestine/Lebanon conflict, Eurovision, Maggie Smith and much more on the BBC News (World) service weekend programme with Julian Worricker and Oliver McTernan

🚨NEW REPORT! Our study reveals how industries like agriculture & energy are both contributing to and suffering from #biodiversity loss. The 🇫🇷food & beverage sector in our study affects freshwater areas equivalent to the size of Majorca & land areas larger than Croatia.
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