Opinion pieces
Bruegel fellows often write guest commentary for major media outlets
Recent comments and opinion pieces
De-dollarisation is all about de-risking
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
Opinion piece
20 February 2018
Portugal in a new context of capital flows
The euro area is now the world’s largest exporter of capital. Here we look at the post-crisis transition of one euro-area country – Portugal – from ne
Opinion piece
08 February 2018
Climate policies risk increasing social inequality
The aggressive political interventions needed to effectively counteract climate change will make the rich richer and the poor poorer, if social concer
Opinion piece
07 February 2018
US tax reform and implications for the German coalition agreement
Major recent reform of US tax laws represents a serious challenge to Germany, highlighting several weaknesses in the country's economy. The formation
Opinion piece
31 January 2018
The International Economic Consequences of Mr. Trump
What has fundamentally changed with the Trump administration is not that it behaves more selfishly than its predecessors, but that it seems unconvince
Opinion piece
30 January 2018
Your job description, Mr. Centeno
Here’s how you run the Eurogroup.
Opinion piece
24 January 2018
The clock is ticking: Ukraine’s last chance to prevent Nord Stream 2
Ukraine is running out of time to provide western gas consumers with the necessary trust to abandon the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.
Opinion piece
16 January 2018
It is safer to rely on what we know, rather than speculate on what may happen
"Does the Conventional Wisdom About Productivity Need To Be Reconsidered?" On a recent collection of opinions, Marek Dabrowski was invited to give his
Opinion piece
05 January 2018
China Fails to Woo U.S. With Financial Sector Opening
China's recent announcement of reforming its financial market has received little enthusiasm from the U.S. despite its potential benefits. The lack of
Opinion piece
30 December 2017
Opportunities and risks in Europe in 2018
The new year could very well see the positive story of 2017 continue in Europe – but a number of looming policy and political problems cannot be ignor
Opinion piece
20 December 2017
Chinese banks’ improved asset quality cannot hide other phantoms
The recent improvement in asset quality cannot mask other growing concerns in China’s banking sector. Beyond liquidity concerns, other structural issu
Opinion piece
14 December 2017
South Korea needs to watch the BOJ rather than the Fed
Due its actual economic structure, South Korea should be more worried about BOJ's extremely lax stance than about monetary policy normalization by the
Opinion piece
05 December 2017
EU should pay member states to get rid of coal
The European Union should act to ensure the continued transformation of its energy system, and encourage member states to overcome their dependence on
Opinion piece
04 December 2017
The European Commission should drop its ill-designed idea of a finance minister
Beyond the opposing ideas of Jean-Claude Juncker and Wolfgang Schäuble for future euro-area governance, Guntram Wolff explores how alternatives such a
Opinion piece
01 December 2017
Brexit: When the banks leave
More than a tenth of the City’s business is now bound to go, but how much worse could things get?
Opinion piece
29 September 2017
A Jamaican Germany is good for Europe
After a surprising election result, Europe is closely watching German coalition negotiations. A so-called Jamaica coalition of conservatives, liberals
Opinion piece
27 September 2017
A resilient Euro needs Franco-German compromise
In a piece signed by 15 leading French and German economists, Nicolas Véron lays out a path to a more sustainable Euro. Germany will need to accept so