Max Kretschmer

Text: EU macroeconomic policy in an age of shocks, How fiscal and monetary policy can support a prosperous, secure, and sustainable Europe, 15 May, 1.30-5.30pm, Brussels. With: Swati Dhingra, Associate Professor at LSE and member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee Hans Stegeman, Chief Economist, Triodos Bank Paola Tamma, Economics correspondent, Financial Times, Rebecca Christie | Senior Fellow, Bruegel Allen Monks | Senior Economist, Fiscal policy and surveillance, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs And more!

There's still time to sign up for our event in Brussels this week!

Join us on 15 May for a lively afternoon of discussion on how the EU's macroeconomic framework should evolve in the 21st century. Find out more about our panelists and sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/eu-macroec...

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The stage is being set for another financial crisis | Finance Watch

Another financial crisis is not inevitable. It is a political choice.

Moral hazard is making a comeback, and the cost will once again fall on society.

Read our latest blog to find out what is at stake and how civil society can respond.

www.finance-watch.org/blog/the-sta...

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Co-Authored a recent op-ed for EUobserver, arguing that policymakers must not confuse sound regulation with red tape. A free market without accountability is simply a license to exploit.
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Europe’s regulatory retreat on AI: a free lunch for Big Tech? The EU Commission’s decision to drop the Artificial Intelligence Liability Directive, despite its obvious importance for consumer protection, looks less like a technical decision, and more like a poli...

Who is responsible when AI causes harm?

The EU’s quiet withdrawal of the AI Liability Directive limits accountability and leaves a dangerous gap in Europe’s AI framework.

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