Lagarde calls for eurozone-wide fiscal capacity

Eurozone nations should have counter-cyclical fiscal instrument and common treasury – Lagarde

Christine Lagarde
Christine Lagarde
Photo: IMF/Cliff Owen

Christine Lagarde has called for major reforms of the European Union’s fiscal framework as she prepares to become president of the European Central Bank.

Lagarde called for the eurozone to develop a fiscal instrument capable of counter-cyclical spending across the area. She also made the case for a common “treasury”, which might have at least some of the functions of a finance ministry.

The next ECB president also called for the EU to implement a eurozone-wide deposit insurance scheme (Edis)

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

Most read articles loading...

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.