Policy brief
29 April 2022
Policymakers must think coherently about the joint implications of their actions and avoid taking measures that contradict each other.
Comment
08 March 2022
The EU’s ambitious emissions reduction targets will require a major increase in green investments. This column considers options for increasing public
Event
17 February 2022
Presentation of the Yearbook of the Euro 2022.
Comment
10 January 2022
Discussions on reforming European Union fiscal rules must consider a more permanent but targeted role for the Recovery and Resilience fund to meet cli
Event
24 November 2021
What are the possibilities for shaping the new fiscal policy?
Blog post
18 November 2021
The record-high debt levels in advanced economies increase the risk of sovereign insolvency. Governments should start fiscal consolidation soon in an
Podcast
20 October 2021
A look at the past, present and future of fiscal policy in the European Union with Chief economist of the European Stability Mechanism, Rolf Strauch.
Podcast
14 July 2021
What should we do about the increase in public spending due to COVID-19? Bruegel Director Guntram Wolff and Former Deputy Secretary-General of OECD Lu
Comment
03 June 2021
The Biden administration's promises to 'think big' and rebuild the country seem like a major historical departure from decades of policy orthodoxy.
Blog post
27 May 2021
International corporate tax reform is coming closer if countries can set aside their differences and work for progress rather than the perfect deal.
Comment
27 May 2021
The pandemic has shown that the EU’s spending framework reflects an outdated economic orthodoxy.
Event
19 May 2021
This event was part of the T20 Spring Roundtables and focused on strategies for a swift and sustainable economic recovery for Europe.
Podcast
05 March 2021
Summary of the macro outlook based on Commission forecasts and analysis of the global picture.
Blog post
04 March 2021
Joint EU borrowing to boost the recovery, if not treated as national deficit and debt, will substantially ease rules-based fiscal adjustment needs in
Comment
02 March 2021
The spine of the letter represents the fall in activity at the start of the pandemic. Then there is a split, which leads to the two ‘arms’ that captur
Working paper
24 February 2021
This paper assesses COVID-19 credit-support programmes in five of the largest European economies, and examines how countries have dealt with trade-off