The Ruling of the Federal Constitutional Court concerning the Public Sector Purchase Program: A Practical Way Forward

Forschungsbereich: Monetary Policy, Central Bank Law
Forscher: Helmut Siekmann,
Volker Wieland
Datum: 1.5.2020
Zusammenfassung:

This paper summarizes key elements of the German Federal Constitutional Court’s decision on the European Central Bank’s Public Sector Asset Purchase Programme. It briefly explains how it is possible for the German Court to disagree with the ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union. Finally, it  makes  suggestions concerning a practical way forward for the Governing Council of the ECB in light of these developments.

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