In conversation with Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe: Strengthening EU public finances, defence and security
How can the EU harness public finances for new priorities like defence and security?
In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Rebecca Christie sits down with Eurogroup president Paschal Donohoe and Bruegel Senior fellow Guntram Wolff to discuss the EU's dire defence and security challenges and the role of public finances. They also discuss Wolff's latest report on Europe's and Germany's slow rearmament, particularly compared to Russian arms production.
Listen to Donohoe's speech at Bruegel Annual Meetings about the Eurogroup's immediate priorities here.
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