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Statistical governance in Greece - recent developments
This document provides an overview of the recent developments of Greek statistical system as well as an indication of the magnitude of the revision of public finance data after their first validation. It also covers legal proceedings before Greek courts against Andreas Georgiou (Head of the Greek Statistical Office, ELSTAT, between 2 August 2010 and 2 August 2015), among others on the ground of the accusation that he has inflated 2009 Greek deficit figures. This document is an update of a briefing ...
Overcapacities in the European Banking Sector
This briefing explores the issue of possible overcapacities in the European Banking Sector that are said to be a factor for the current low level of bank profitability.
Emergency Liquidity Assistance - Moving Away from “Constructive Ambiguity”?
This briefing prepared by the Economic Governance Support Unit gives an overview of the objectives and nature of emergency liquidity assistance that may be provided by central banks for banks facing sudden liquidity problems. It also provides a short description on how this is done by the European System of Central Banks inside the Banking Union and raises some questions on how this could evolve in the future.
Hearing with Mrs Elke König, Chair of the Single Resolution Board
This briefing prepared by the Economic Governance Support Unit presents the state of play regarding the work of the SRB as well as a short insight into the financial performances of the most vulnerable banks under the direct remit of the SRB. It is published in advance of the Hearing with Mrs Elke König, Chair of the SRB, in the ECON Committee on 5 December in accordance with Article 45.4 of Regulation (EU) 806/2014.
Statistical Governance in Greece - Recent Developments - Meeting of Financial Assistance Working Group on 22 November 2016
This briefing presents a summary of the legal proceedings before Greek courts against Andreas Georgiou, on the ground of the accusation that he has inflated 2009 Greek deficit figures. It also summarizes opinions taken in the public domain by European and International Institutions pertaining to the court case in question. Furthermore, it provides also an overview of the recent developments of Greek statistical system as well as an indication of the magnitude of revision of public finance data after ...