On April 9, 2020, after intense and lengthy discussions, the EU finance ministers reached a comprehensive economic policy response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The President of the Eurogroup, Mario Centeno, stated: "Today, we...more
The European Central Bank has launched a EUR 750 billion bond purchase programme designed to mitigate the enormous economic and financial risks to the Eurozone caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The creation of the "Pandemic...more
Last Friday, in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), the German government announced various measures described as a big "bazooka" to avert a crisis in the Eurozone's largest economy. The German...more
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Entrepreneurs ,
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European Investment Bank (EIB) ,
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Small Business Loans ,
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Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
Since the financial crisis of 2008, numerous emerging and developed countries experienced a substantial increase to their government gross debt-to-GDP ratio (sovereign debt). In addition, there were significant increases in...more