Commentary
Bruegel's shorter research output including First glance pieces, external opinion pieces and testimonies.
Recent commentary
We’ve got it wrong on windfall taxes
European Union grain imports from Ukraine: the right decision and a cynical rebellion
The European Commission was right to let restrictive measures on Ukrainian grain lapse, but the decision has had negative side-effects.
The tyranny of EU treaties
It is an overdue question whether those agreements are still fit for purpose or if they must be changed.
How can the EU issue debt to finance EU public goods?
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Comment
31 January 2023
Why Europe’s Franco-German Engine Is Stalling
Comment
01 February 2023
The EU response to the United States Inflation Reduction Act
The EU must avoid the trap of having to take sides in the conflict between the US and China.
Newsletter
30 January 2023
How does the EU Data Act aim to promote competition in data markets?
Newsletter
23 January 2023
How can the EU improve the skills of the workforce?
Newsletter
18 January 2023
The boom, bust and future of China's real estate sector
Comment
17 January 2023
Concessional climate finance: the Bridgetown Initiative
Newsletter
16 January 2023
The great 2022 European energy crisis - what actually happened and how did Europe cope?
Comment
03 January 2023
Don’t expect Asia to save the global economy in 2023
Southeast Asian economies, as well as India, are expected to decelerate, which will blur the positive impact of China’s reopening.
Comment
04 January 2023
Digital Euro blurs the lines between money and politics
A central bank-backed digital currency would put the EU in the global vanguard when it comes to taking cash payments online.
Comment
21 December 2022
Buying time for proper electricity market reform
A structural reform of the electricity market is necessary in light of the increasing demand for electricity and the growing share of renewable energy
Comment
16 December 2022
Energy crisis: five questions that must be answered in 2023
Here’s how researchers can help overcome the threats arising from market turmoil and geopolitical realignment after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Newsletter
14 December 2022
China-India relations and their impact on Europe
Comment
14 December 2022
Central Bank digital currencies as weapons of finance?
An analysis on how CBDCs can be used in emerging economies to include more people in financial systems.
Comment
02 December 2022
Why do European countries join the EU?
The direction in which the EU will evolve in the future will depend on finding a minimum common denominator.
Comment
01 December 2022
The COVID–19 pandemic and China’s economic slowdown
Any convergence with the U.S. economy will not continue for long.
Comment
29 November 2022
China protests add to uncertainty for investors
Demonstrations show how the country is struggling to deal with Covid and an easing of lockdowns.