Opinion pieces

Globalisation needs rebuilding, not just repair

An attempt merely to restore the pre-Trump status quo would fail to address major challenges; the task ahead is one of rebuilding, rather than repair.

Jean Pisani-Ferry

Politics, not economics, demands a strengthened international role for the euro

Not just the EU but also other countries, particularly China, need a defence against weaponisation of the dollar.

Alicia García-Herrero and Federico Steinberg

Understanding the world of tomorrow through the great challenges of energy and climate change

“Only a broad policy framework – taking into account economic, fiscal, industrial, labour, innovation and social policy issues – can address the chall

Simone Tagliapietra

The pandemic will structurally change the global economy more than we think

It is time to rethink many of the basic principles of our economic model to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alicia García-Herrero

Eastern Germany’s New Growth Engine

Eastern Germany has suffered from three decades of deindustrialization since the collapse of communism, largely because of poor policy decisions. But

Dalia Marin

Trump’s International Economic Legacy

If Donald Trump loses the United States presidential election in November, he will ultimately be seen to have left little mark in many areas. But in t

Jean Pisani-Ferry

Europe’s recovery gamble

Next Generation EU, was rightly hailed as a major breakthrough: never before had the EU borrowed to finance expenditures, let alone transfers to membe

Jean Pisani-Ferry

Non-summit shows EU-China ties at new low

There was nothing concrete to justify calling this video conference an EU-China Summit.

Alicia García-Herrero

China's 'dual circulation' plan is bad news for others' exports

Alicia García-Herrero

Without good governance, the EU borrowing mechanism to boost the recovery could fail

The European Union recovery fund could greatly increase the stability of the bloc and its monetary union. But the fund needs clearer objectives, susta

Guntram B. Wolff

Relocating production from China to Central Europe? Not so fast!

Western European imports from central Europe have fallen dramatically, while imports from China fell much less, and had already recovered to pre-COVID

Zsolt Darvas

Coronavirus recovery: invest rainy day savings to boost Hong Kong’s economy

The Hong Kong government might want to consider diversifying its economy by using part of the savings earmarked for rainy days. Beyond cushioning the

Alicia García-Herrero

China Has an Unfair Advantage in the EU Market. What Can Be Done to Level the Playing Field?

Guntram B. Wolff and Alicia García-Herrero

The Challenges of the Post-Pandemic Agenda

There is a growing possibility that the COVID-19 crisis will mark the end of the growth model born four decades ago with the Reagan-Thatcher revolutio

Jean Pisani-Ferry

Can households in the European Union make ends meet?

Half the households surveyed by Eurostat see themselves as unable to find the resources they would need to cope with an unexpected expense within a mo

Maria Demertzis, Annamaria Lusardi and Marta Domínguez-Jiménez

The EU’s Opportunity to Turn Its Markets Toward the Future

Meeting the fiscal demands of COVID-19 will require the European Union to borrow on capital markets more than ever, and for European pension funds and

Rebecca Christie