Blog post
29 August 2019
Border Carbon Tariffs: Giving Up on Trade to Save the Climate?
Ursula von der Leyen plans to introduce a border carbon tax to avoid that cutting EU carbon emissions forces EU companies to move their activities abr
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Blog post
26 July 2019
European champion-ships: industrial champions and competition policy
This blog post investigates the debate on whether European competition rules should foster European industrial champions, or allow national champions
Comment
26 July 2019
A reflection on the Mercosur agreement
The EU accepts the deal because it is worried about the catastrophic scenario of a world without the WTO.
Blog post
25 July 2019
The consequences of Switzerland’s lost equivalence status
Due to a spat between the European Commission and the government of Switzerland over the negotiation of an institutional framework agreement, equity s
Blog post
24 July 2019
Modernising European Competition Policy: A Brief Review of Member States’ Proposals
French, German and Polish governments have jointly proposed options for modernising EU competition policy. The debate to recalibrate European competit
Comment
18 July 2019
Von der Leyen’s Green Deal isn’t just a plan for the environment
Ursula von der Leyen's proposal of a European Green Deal is ambitious and urgent. Not only does it aim to reduce the continent's emissions, but it als
Blog post
09 July 2019
Opening speech by Bruno Le Maire
Bruno Le Maire, minister of the economy and finance, delivered the opening speech at Bruegel's event “The Eurozone agreement – a mini revolution?”, 8
Blog post
08 July 2019
‘Lo spread’: The collateral damage of Italy’s confrontation with the EU
The authors assess whether the European Commission's actions towards Italy since September 2018 have had a visible impact on the spread between Italia
Policy brief
04 July 2019
The threats to the European Union’s economic sovereignty
Memo to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The authors describe the current context and the increasing inte
Policy brief
25 June 2019
Redefining Europe’s economic sovereignty
This Policy Contribution delves into the position of the EU in the current global order. China and the United States increasingly trying to gain geopo
Blog post
17 June 2019
Uncertainty over output gap and structural-balance estimates remains elevated
The EU fiscal framework strongly relies on the structural budget balance indicator, which aims to measure the ‘underlying’ position of the budget. But
Blog post
17 June 2019
The campaign against ‘nonsense’ output gaps
A campaign against “nonsense” consensus output gaps has been launched on social media. It has triggered responses focusing on the implications of outp
Policy brief
13 June 2019
A strategic agenda for the new EU leadership
Memo to the presidents of the European Commission, Council and Parliament. 'A strategic agenda for the new EU leadership' by Maria Demertzis, André Sa
Podcast
12 June 2019
Director’s Cut: A strategic agenda for the incoming EU presidents
In this Director’s Cut of ‘The Sound of Economics’, Bruegel’s Guntram Wolff and Maria Demertzis talk through their memo to the new presidents of the E
Podcast
21 May 2019
Backstage: Key policy positions of the Spitzenkandidaten
Giuseppe Porcaro hosts Bruegel director Guntram Wolff and visiting fellow Rebecca Christie to reflect on the key policy positions taken by the candida
Blog post
26 February 2019
What to look out for in the latest European Semester package
Implementation of the European Commission’s country-specific policy recommendations (CSRs) is at a low rate overall. Whether this trend has continued,