“Further reform of the debt brake is right and necessary. In its current form, it cannot safeguard sound government finances or the EU rules,” said Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel in an interview with “Der Spiegel”. Topics covered included the Bundesbank’s current proposal for a reform of the debt brake, the digital euro and Germany’s economic growth.

The Bundesbank considers it important to further reform the debt brake and has presented a “three-stage approach” as a contribution to the debate. This contribution builds upon the Bundesbank’s reform proposals from early 2025 and takes into account the new underlying situation brought about by the reform of the fiscal rules in March 2025. 

06.11.2025

The risks to the German financial system have increased, as reported in the Bundesbank’s latest Financial Stability Review. The German economy is faced with structural challenges, and the high valuations in equity and bond markets pose the risk of larger, sudden market price corrections, Bundesbank Executive Board member Michael Theurer said at the presentation of the Financial Stability Review in Frankfurt.

Once a year, the Bundesbank invites guests from the spheres of politics, academia and society to the Capital City Reception in Berlin to exchange views on the economic situation and current topics. This year’s event saw Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel welcome Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor-in-chief of “The Economist” and co-editor of the German weekly newspaper “Die Zeit”, as a special guest speaker. Around 200 guests came to hear Minton Beddoes and Nagel speak on “Europe’s new global role: competition, cooperation and confrontation”.