Franco-German Council of Economic Experts

The Franco-German Council of independent Economic Experts is a permanent, bilateral body that was established on the basis of the Treaty of Aachen. It is independent and tasked with making policy recommendations on economic issues in which both countries have shared interests. The Council of Experts reports to the Franco-German Financial and Economic Council, which consists of both countries’ Ministers of Finance and Economic Affairs and the Heads of the two central banks.

The co-chair of the advisory body on the German side is the chair of the German Council of Economic Experts, Monika Schnitzer. On the French side, the co-chair is Camille Landais.

The co-chairs can each appoint up to four additional scientists to the Expert Council for the German and French sides, respectively. Since 2023, it is provided to appoint the other members on a temporary basis for specific joint projects. The activity for the advisory board is a personal honorary office. Members may not be members of the government or of legislative bodies at federal, state or French level.

Statement

De­car­bon­is­ing road freight trans­port

– Joint State­ment of the Coun­cil of Eco­nomic Analy­sis (CAE) and the Franco-​German Coun­cil of Eco­nomic Ex­perts (FGCEE) re­gard­ing an ef­fi­cient de­car­bon­i­sa­tion of the road freight trans­port.

Statement

En­hanc­ing EU Cap­i­tal Mar­kets

– In a joint state­ment the GCEE, the CAE and the FGCEE pro­pose five pol­icy mea­sures to sup­port a growth-​oriented CMU agenda.

Statement

En­hanc­ing EU Cap­i­tal Mar­kets

– State­ment of the Franco-​German Coun­cil of Eco­nomic Ex­perts: Eu­rope needs to build stronger, deeper cap­i­tal mar­kets to re­alise growth po­ten­tial and im­prove re­silience of our economies in the face of fi­nan­cial shocks.

On our behalf

Obit­u­ary for Philippe Mar­tin

– It is with great sad­ness that we learned of the pass­ing of Philippe Mar­tin. As a for­mer mem­ber and chair of the CAE and and the for­mer co-​chair of the FGCEE, he has left his mark on evidence-​based pol­icy ad­vice in France and Eu­rope.

By-lined Article

A gen­uine in­dus­trial pol­icy for Eu­rope

– In a by-​lined ar­ti­cle, Monika Schnitzer and Camille Landais dis­cuss the eco­nomic im­pact of the In­fla­tion Re­duc­tion Act (IRA) and how Eu­rope should re­spond to this pro­gramme.

Statement

The In­fla­tion Re­duc­tion Act: How should the EU react?

– Joint State­ment of the Coun­cil of Eco­nomic Analy­sis (CAE) and the Ger­man Coun­cil of Eco­nomic Ex­perts (GCEE) and the Franco-​German Coun­cil of Eco­nomic Ex­perts (FGCEE)

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