| Author (Person) | Hoffmann, Isabell |
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| Publisher | Bertelsmann Foundation |
| Series Title | Spotlight Europe |
| Publication Date | June 2015 |
| ISSN | 1865-7451 |
| Content Type | Research Paper |
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Summary: The OMT programme (which has become well-known because Draghi said "whatever it takes to preserve the euro" when he unveiled it) plays an important role in the stabilization of the euro area. It means that the European System of Central Banks will be empowered to engage in unlimited buying of government bonds issued by certain Member States if and as long as these Member States are simultaneously taking part in a European rescue or reform programme (under the EFSF ot the ESM). Hitherto the OMT has not been implemented. Nonetheless a suit contesting its legality was filed with the Federal Constitutional Court. |
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https://www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/publications/publication/did/flashlight-europe-052015-omt-is-monetary-policy-and-not-economic-policy/
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| Subject Categories | Economic and Financial Affairs |
| Subject Tags | Monetary Affairs |
| Keywords | Outright Monetary Transactions [OMT] programme |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
| International Organisations | European Central Bank (ECB) |
