Sven Giegold

Month: May 2013

Germany’s excessive current account surplus: the Commission must act now

A recent publication by the Bundesbank on current account statistics has revised the German current account surplus considerably upwards. Germany’s exports were much larger than it was assumed one year ago. The reform of the stability and growth pact (the so-called “six pack”) introduced a proceeding against macroeconomic imbalances. This procedure includes an early warning […]

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