André Sapir
André Sapir is a Senior Fellow at Bruegel. He specialises in international economics.
He covers European integration, monetary union, international trade, international policy coordination and globalisation.
He speaks English and French.
He is also Professor Emeritus at the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and Research Fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). Previously, he served as Member of the General Board (and Chair of the Advisory Scientific Committee) of the European Systemic Risk Board based at the European Central Bank and as External Member of European Commission President Barroso’s Economic Advisory Group. In 2004, he published 'An Agenda for a Growing Europe', a report to the president of the Commission by a group of independent experts known as the Sapir report. At the time, he was serving as Principal Economic Advisor to European Commission President Prodi, also heading his Economic Advisory Group. Prior to that he worked as Economic Advisor to the Director-General for Economic and Financial Affairs at the European Commission. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Disclosure of interests
Featured work
Geopolitical shifts and their economic impacts on Europe: Short-term risks, medium-term scenarios and policy choices
Globalisation and the reform of European social models
This Policy Brief is a reissue of the first Policy Brief published by Bruegel in November 2005
The time is right to make a European Union-India trade deal happen
This Policy Brief offers a broad perspective on the EU-India trade relationship
The European Union should form an international open trade coalition in response to Trump’s tariffs
A formal commitment to open rules-based trade by the EU and likeminded countries is essential to respond to today’s dangerous new trade reality
Pitfalls to avoid as the EU ramps up defence investment
European Union security requires both investment in defence and decisive steps in innovation and research
Updated assessment: Memo to the commissioner responsible for trade
Vote, protect, prepare: 2024 in review
Europe’s tumultuous year of leadership change, climate challenge and the rise of industrial policy
How should the EU respond to Trump's tariffs?
How the European Union should respond to Trump’s tariffs
This Policy Brief focuses on possible new Trump tariffs, based on statements made by the President-elect
Memo to the commissioner responsible for trade
Unite, defend, grow: Memos to the European Union leadership 2024-2029
Unite, defend, grow: EU policy for the next five years
Bruegel fellows' recommendations to the EU institutions for the 2024-2029 cycle
Overcome divisions and confront threats: Memo to the Presidents of the European Commission, Council and Parliament
Memo to the Presidents of the European Commission, Council and Parliament
Macron's snap election gamble
Dissecting the political turmoil in France following President Macron's surprising call for snap parliamentary elections
US tariffs on Chinese imports: managed trade is back
A hike in US tariffs is not a return to wholesale protectionism, and the European Union is unlikely to duplicate the US approach
Key factors likely to shape the EU’s trade agenda in the next five-year term
The impact on the European Union of Ukraine’s potential future accession
This report evaluates the impact on the EU of a possible EU accession of Ukraine, focusing on economic consequences and institutional developments.
How war in Ukraine brought Europe together
EU countries have resisted splintering factions since Russia’s 2022 invasion
Ukraine’s path to European Union membership and its long-term implications
The war complicates the accession process, but Ukraine can work progressively towards meeting the entry conditions
The reason for the European Union-Australia trade negotiation hiccup
Though trade talks have fallen through for now, the EU and Australia have long-term common interests in an eventual restart
All work
Event
10 March 2026
The Mother of All Deals? Economic Implications of the India-EU FTA
What does the EU–India FTA mean for the future of trade?
Event
07 January 2026
Global imbalances and Europe: a fresh perspective
Bruegel’s 20th anniversary event in Paris, jointly organised with the Banque de France and the CEPR
Event
05 November 2025
Planning for Ireland’s future
Bruegel’s 20th anniversary event in Dublin, jointly organised with the Irish Department of Finance as part of its Annual Policy Conference
Report
18 September 2025
Event
29 September 2025
Talks@Bruegel: Trade, AI, and the future of India’s growth with Franziska Ohnsorge
Can India harness trade and AI to transform its economy?
Event
23 September 2025
Tariffs in a world of large global capital flows—implications for central banks
How will financial markets respond to global trade disruptions?
Policy Brief
07 August 2025
Globalisation and the reform of European social models
This Policy Brief is a reissue of the first Policy Brief published by Bruegel in November 2005
Policy Brief
07 July 2025
The time is right to make a European Union-India trade deal happen
This Policy Brief offers a broad perspective on the EU-India trade relationship
Event
11 June 2025
Indo-Pacific and Europe: growing partnerships in support of rules-based trade order
How should the EU and the Indo-Pacific region cooperate for a resilient trade order?
First Glance
15 April 2025
The European Union should form an international open trade coalition in response to Trump’s tariffs
A formal commitment to open rules-based trade by the EU and likeminded countries is essential to respond to today’s dangerous new trade reality