Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol
Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol is a Non-resident Fellow at Bruegel. He specialises in international economic history, particularly the history of European economic cooperation and integration.
He covers the European Union’s Economic and Monetary Union; the development of international and European banking regulation and supervision, especially the origins of the European banking union, European Public Goods, the rise of both global and European economic governance, the international debt crises of the 1980s, particularly in Eastern Europe, and the history of capitalism, neoliberalism and their relationship with European integration.
He speaks English, Italian and German.
He is also a Professor of History of European Cooperation and Integration at the European University Institute (EUI, Florence), and Co-Director of the Alcide De Gasperi Research Centre. Previously, he was a Bruegel Visiting Fellow, a Professor at the University of Glasgow and has held visiting and research positions at institutions including the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Keio University and Columbia University. He holds a PhD in History and Civilisation from EUI, Florence.
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Featured work
Italy and Europe
Slow growth, high debt and the paradox of Giorgia Meloni
Accidental Neoliberalism: Democratic Accountability in the Making of the Euro, 1957–92
Beyond the short-term emergency, the EU must think about the broader implications of defence integration
More integrated EU defence policy implies greater foreign-policy integration and a larger role for the European Parliament to provide accountability
The evolution of European public goods
How Europe has tackled the challenge of a common budget
Why should the European Union centralise public expenditure at EU level?
An uphill struggle: a long-term perspective on the European public goods debate
This paper analyses what arguments European policymakers have used in discussions about centralising public expenditures at EU level
You’ll never talk alone: what media narratives on European reforms reveal about a polity in the making
In this paper, we have analysed the coverage of reforms in a European context in the leading business newspapers in the three biggest EU member states
Mapping banking centres globally since 1970
Do citizens care about Europe? More than they used to
The level of interest of European citizens in the European Union is increasing, but still lags behind EU economic and policy integration.
The idea of Europe: more than a feeling?
What can 70 years of news(paper articles) and how we talk about 'Europe' tell us about pan-European identity? Is there even such a thing as a European
Interest in European matters: a glass three-quarters full?
Everything that increases the interest of European citizens in the EU will serve to move the EU closer to its citizens.
Talking about Europe: exploring 70 years of news archives
This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of Europe as reflected in European media.
Talking about Europe: La Stampa 1940s-2010s
An on-going research project at Bruegel seeks to quantify and analyse printed media discourses about Europe over the decades since the end of the Seco
Talking about Europe: Die Zeit and Der Spiegel 1940s-2010s
An on-going research project is seeking to quantify and analyse printed media discourses about Europe over the decades since the end of the Second Wor
Talking about Europe: Le Monde 1944-2018
An ongoing research project is seeking to quantify and analyse national printed media discourses about Europe over the decades since the end of the se
The international use of the euro: What can we learn from past examples of currency internationalisation?
The recent State of the Union speech by Jean-Claude Juncker sparked a discussion about the potential wider use of the euro on the international stage.
The Iran nuclear deal crisis: Lessons from the 1982 transatlantic dispute over the Siberian gas pipeline
A US president taking a unilateral decision that affects European interests; European policymakers outraged at US interference in their affairs; Europ
Rethinking Franco-German relations: a historical perspective
Franco-German relations as the ‘engine’ of European integration are widely perceived to have stalled in recent years. This policy contribution assesse
Special edition - The Treaty of Rome at 60
The 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome presents an opportunity to reflect on the progress of European integration so far, and to discuss what the
The EU must stand ready to confront US leadership
This is not the first time that the United States has antagonised Europe. And Europe can provide an effective response to such external challenges whe
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Podcast
18 March 2026
Italy and Europe
Slow growth, high debt and the paradox of Giorgia Meloni
External publication
29 May 2025
First Glance
24 March 2025
Beyond the short-term emergency, the EU must think about the broader implications of defence integration
More integrated EU defence policy implies greater foreign-policy integration and a larger role for the European Parliament to provide accountability
Podcast
04 December 2024
The evolution of European public goods
How Europe has tackled the challenge of a common budget
Newsletter
21 October 2024
Policy Brief
14 October 2024
An uphill struggle: a long-term perspective on the European public goods debate
This paper analyses what arguments European policymakers have used in discussions about centralising public expenditures at EU level
Event
08 November 2023
Taking stock: 25 years of EMU
Closed-door conference jointly organized with De Nederlandsche Bank
Working paper
06 December 2022
You’ll never talk alone: what media narratives on European reforms reveal about a polity in the making
In this paper, we have analysed the coverage of reforms in a European context in the leading business newspapers in the three biggest EU member states
Working paper
12 July 2022
Blog post
26 April 2021
Do citizens care about Europe? More than they used to
The level of interest of European citizens in the European Union is increasing, but still lags behind EU economic and policy integration.