Policy brief
08 July 2020
Greening the recovery by greening the fiscal consolidation
In the wake of COVID-19, some economic recovery policies will help green the economy – for example, energy renovation of buildings.
Tax policy
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Event
07 July 2020
An EU budget for Europe's future with Johannes Hahn
How do we make the EU fit for future?
External publication
18 June 2020
EU priorities and the recovery during Covid19
Testimony at the Committee on EU Policies of the Italian Chamber of Deputies.
Blog post
17 June 2020
The EU’s recovery fund proposals: crisis relief with massive redistribution
Poorer European Union countries and those hardest hit economically by the COVID-19 crisis could obtain up to 15% of their GNI in grants and guarantees
Blog post
11 June 2020
One last push is needed to improve the Just Transition Fund proposal
The European Parliament and the Council still have an opportunity to improve the Just Transition Fund by refocusing it on social support and basing fu
Blog post
10 June 2020
Three-quarters of Next Generation EU payments will have to wait until 2023
Because of hurdles in designing, approving and implementing European Union programmes, less than a quarter of the €438 billion in grants planned under
Blog post
29 May 2020
An uncompromising budget
Apart from decisive European Central Bank measures, the EU-wide response to the COVID crisis had been rather weak until the Commission put on the tabl
Opinion piece
26 May 2020
An equity fund for a zombie-free and EU-wide recovery
Four guiding principles can help ensure a well designed EU equity fund.
Opinion piece
25 May 2020
Reading tea leaves from China’s two sessions: Large monetary and fiscal stimulus and still no growth guarantee
The announcement of a large stimulus without a growth target indicates that China’s recovery is far from complete.
Blog post
20 May 2020
The European Union’s SURE plan to safeguard employment: a small step forward
The new EU instrument to mitigate unemployment risks during an emergency (SURE) is too modest to have a significant impact the COVID-19 crisis beyond
Opinion piece
15 May 2020
Save markets to save the single market
It’s time for the EU to make quick and indispensable progress in forming a capital markets union.
Podcast
15 May 2020
Rebooting Europe: a framework for post COVID-19 economic recovery
COVID-19 has triggered a severe recession and policymakers in European Union countries are providing generous, largely indiscriminate, support to comp
Event
17 February 2020
The future of taxation in the EU: tax solidarity
Tadeusz Kościński, the Minister of Finance of Poland, talked about taxation policy in the EU.
Blog post
15 July 2019
How should the relationship between competition policy and industrial policy evolve in the European Union?
Competition policy aims to ensure that market practices and strategies do not reduce consumer welfare. Industrial policy, meanwhile, aims at securing
Blog post
25 March 2019
Lockin' tax haven's door
Tax avoidance and evasion harm the public coffers, and increase inequality and poverty. This post summarises the recent debate on several aspects of t
Blog post
21 February 2019
Reforming decision-making for EU taxation policy
Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs, spoke at a Bruegel event on February 21, 2019.