KKB 64: The spread of the corona virus poses major challenges for the euro area economy. Sentiment indicators for February still point to a supposed rise in momentum.

This EUROFRAME Report presents an assessment of the economic outlook for 2020 and 2021 focused on the euro area based on a synopsis of the forecasts of EUROFRAME institutes.

KKB 52: The euro area economy has once again switched back a gear. The slowdown over the course of 2018 is mainly due to weaker impulses from the international environment and, to a lesser extent, to country-specific temporary factors.

KKB 58: The euro area economy is currently expanding at a moderate pace. The underlying momentum has slowed noticeably since early 2018, which is mainly attributable to lower external impulses and, subsequently, to an increasingly weakened industrial...

KKB 7: Following a weak start into 2015, the global economy is expected to pick up again in the course of this year.

KKB 10: Economic activity in the Euro Area is gradually gaining grip in 2015. Sentiment indicators suggest that the current - rather moderate - recovery will pr

KKB 16: Economic Recovery in the Euro Area has lost momentum in the second half of 2015. Due to dampening effects from the world economy and a marked increase i

KKB 28: The economic recovery in the euro area remains moderate. While several sentiment indicators have improved considerably over the past few months, and the

KKB 46: The Euro area economy has lost momentum in the first half of 2018. The slowdown was due to country-specific temporary factors and a weakness of world trade since the beginning of the year.

This paper deals with the interrelation between EMU and labour market flexibility in Euroland. It is shown that exchange rates between EU member states have - in various instances - played an important role as shock absorbers in the past, that...