Opinion pieces
Bruegel fellows often write guest commentary for major media outlets
Recent comments and opinion pieces
What about the EU’s cohesion?
Latest financial supervisory reform diverts China from the path towards a market-based financial system
A smart industrial policy to fast-charge Europe’s electric vehicles revolution
Use the financial system to enforce export controls on Russia
Industrial policy for economic security
Opinion piece
16 March 2021
The four pillars of a digital strategy
The European Commission’s digital compass attempts to build strong fundamentals. It is a start. An ambitious digital agenda however requires a strate
Opinion piece
11 March 2021
Central banks don’t have to pick winners and losers to fight climate change
Disclosures and financial regulation don’t get enough respect as tools to reduce emissions.
Opinion piece
10 March 2021
Anchoring expectations as Two Sessions’ main objective
Interestingly, the growth target for 2021 is pretty humble: over 6 percent for 2021, while most forecasts hover between 7 and 10 percent.
Opinion piece
05 March 2021
The EU can’t separate climate policy from foreign policy
How to make the European Green Deal succeed.
Opinion piece
02 March 2021
A K-shaped recovery and the role of fiscal policy
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
Opinion piece
24 February 2021
Central banking’s brave new world
Ever since the 2008 financial crisis, central bankers have been busy developing new policy instruments to fight fires and ward off emerging threats. N
Opinion piece
23 February 2021
Asset bubbles won’t help our post-pandemic recovery
An unintended consequence of the virus has been ‘one of the wildest bull markets in recent economic history’ but a worsening of income distribution wi
Opinion piece
22 February 2021
La dette : une obsession prématurée
Ce qui est malsain, avec la proposition d’annuler la dette, c’est le déni de réalité consistant à affirmer que l’Etat peut effacer une partie de ses e
Opinion piece
17 February 2021
Aiming for zero COVID-19: Europe needs to take action
Aiming for 'green zones' offers a clear path to navigate an exit from the pandemic with as little damage as possible. Europe should not miss the oppor
Opinion piece
10 February 2021
Will COVID accelerate productivity growth?
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted an increasing number of rich-country firms to reduce their reliance on global supply chains and invest more in robo
Opinion piece
09 February 2021
Is a dollar crash coming?
Even if a sovereign debt crisis is avoided, the public debt burden will negatively impact growth.
Opinion piece
02 February 2021
Strategic autonomy or strategic alliance?
It is hard to imagine how either the EU or the US can do better on the big issues if they pursue their interests separately.
Opinion piece
28 January 2021
Why has the EU been so slow to roll out a Covid vaccination programme?
Europe was not prepared for the pandemic, but it must now learn lessons and use all its financial and political resources.
Opinion piece
26 January 2021
A Global Pandemic Alarm Bell
The appearance of new strains of the coronavirus in the United Kingdom, South Africa, and Brazil has given the world no choice but to design and imple
Opinion piece
19 January 2021
An EU - China investment deal: a second look
For the moment, it does not look like we have the basis for greater and deeper economic relations with China. However, dismissing China and the opport
Opinion piece
18 January 2021
Résilience : la nouvelle boussole
Pour surmonter le choc de la pandémie de Covid-19, l’économiste écarte, dans sa chronique, l’idée d’un repli protectionniste, mais suggère de passer d