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  1. Comment // 21.06.2016

    ZEW President Wambach Describes the Federal Constitutional Court's Decision on OMT as a Wise Middle Course

    For the President of the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW), Achim Wambach, the decision reached today by the Federal Constitutional Court in regard to the ECB's OMT programme constitutes a wise middle…
  2. Comment // 19.02.2016

    Statement by Professor Friedrich Heinemann on the outcome from the EU summit to address the refugee crisis - A "European Fortress" Will not Solve the Refugee Crisis

    In his analysis of the outcomes from the EU summit to address the refugee crisis, held in Brussels, Professor Friedrich Heinemann,head of the Research Department "Corporate Taxation and Public Finance" at the…
  3. 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…
  4. 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…
  5. 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…