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  1. Comment // 03.12.2015

    Statement of Professor Fuest, President of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), on the ECB decision

    Professor Fuest, President of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), comments today's ECB decision: "The ECB was right to decide against an extension of monthly asset purchases. The effectiveness of…
  2. Comment // 02.07.2015

    Expert Statement on the German Federal Government’s Decision to Establish a Capacity Reserve: Shutting Down Coal-Fired Power Plants Costs Billions – and Contributes Nothing to Protect the Climate

    Dr. Martin Achtnicht, Senior Researcher and Acting Deputy Head of the ZEW Research Department "Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Management", assesses the climate effects resulting from the…
  3. Comment // 27.06.2015

    Statement of Professor Clemens Fuest, President of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), on the Greek Referendum

    Deadline extension for Greek referendum requires capital controls as from Monday. A comment by Professor Clemens Fuest on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' announcement of a referendum on the bailout programme on…
  4. Comment // 17.06.2015

    Expert Statement by ZEW Economist Professor Katharina Finke on the European Commission's Action Plan to Reform Corporate Taxation in the EU

    The European Commission presented its Action Plan for fair and efficient corporate taxation in the EU on June 17, 2015. According to Professor Katharina Finke, deputy head of the "Corporate Taxation and Public…
  5. Comment // 16.06.2015

    Statement of ZEW President Professor Clemens Fuest: The ECJ Is Mistaken

    According to the latest decision taken by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg, the "Outright Monetary Transactions"(OMT) Programme announced by the European Central Bank (ECB) in September 2012 is…