Blog post
31 March 2016
Is the oil price-GDP link broken?
Oil prices fell to a 12-year low at the beginning of 2016. We find that the drop in the past two years was primarily driven by expectations. In fact,
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Blog post
02 March 2016
Central banks: from omnipotence to impotence?
Like the price of financial assets, the market assessment of the capacity of central banks to achieve their price stability objective fluctuates betwe
Event
24 February 2016
Re-powering electricity markets
Europe talks a lot about energy market reforms, but what is the global context? Which measures would be most effective in delivering the kind of energ
Blog post
09 February 2016
Iran faces a bumpy road back to global energy markets
Iran’s energy sector is vital for the country’s economy. Now that sanctions have been lifted, the government must reform the oil sector to encourage i
Blog post
08 February 2016
Speech by Miguel Arias Cañete on EU’s climate and energy policies after COP21
Speech held at Bruegel event on "How will the Paris agreement impact EU climate and energy policies?", on 8 February 2016.
Event
08 February 2016
How will the Paris agreement impact EU climate and energy policies?
The COP21 negotiations in Paris resulted in ambitious targets but little detail on implementation. Which measures should the EU now take?
Bruegel
Opinion piece
03 February 2016
A new way to approach Europe’s gas security, beyond the usual Russian obsession
Instead of doing everything to reduce gas supplies from key suppliers, gas supply security could more effectively be safeguarded by ensuring that unus
Blog post
25 January 2016
Oil and stock prices
What’s at stake: The recent positive link between oil and stock prices has been puzzling for most observers. While a decrease in the price of oil was
Blog post
21 January 2016
Oil prices and inflation expectations
The price of crude oil has fallen even further in recent weeks, as have financial market measures of inflation expectations in the euro area, the US a
Event
20 January 2016
Rethinking security of gas supply in the EU
How can Europe ensure a secure supply of natural gas, so vital for its citizens' wellbeing and prosperity? As they launch a new paper on the topic, ou
Policy Brief
20 January 2016
Rethinking the security of the European Union’s gas supply
Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann argue that instead of doing everything to reduce gas supplies from key suppliers like Russia, gas supply securi
Blog post
11 January 2016
The oil-price slump: crisis symptom or fuel for growth?
The low oil price will benefit oil importing countries, but is also a symptom of slowing global growth. Georg Zachmann explores the reasons for the oi
Blog post
21 December 2015
When will the EU switch away from coal?
In the US, electricity producers are switching from coal to less polluting natural gas thanks to lower gas prices. However in the EU, the carbon price
Blog post
03 December 2015
An overview of Bruegel scholars’ contributions on Energy Union
Bruegel scholars have contributed numerous ideas to the Energy Union concept – and to all five dimensions of the policy package. Georg Zachmann and Si
Blog post
30 November 2015
Egypt: The catalyst for a new Eastern Mediterranean gas hub?
The recent discovery of the large Zohr gas field in offshore Egypt - the largest ever made in the Mediterranean Sea - might completely change the reg
Blog post
24 November 2015
The impact of the oil-price shock on net oil exporters
In the second half of 2014 and early 2015, international oil prices approximately halved. What have been the consequences of this sharp decline on net