Controversies surrounding the European sovereign debt crisis loom prominent in the public debate. From a legal perspective, the no-bailout rule and the ban on monetary financing constitute the main principles governing the legality review of financial assistance and liquidity measures....

Controversies surrounding the European sovereign debt crisis loom prominent in the public debate. From a legal perspective, the no-bailout rule and the ban on monetary financing constitute the main principles governing the legality review of financial assistance and liquidity measures....

The debt crisis that hit the eurozone last year forced European leaders to develop new solutions to deal with the crisis. In this CEPS Policy Brief, Paul De Grauwe asserts that these solutions have been misguided by the idea that sanctions should be imposed everywhere in the system. He argues...