Publications

What enlargement could imply for the European Union’s budget

The entry of nine new countries into the EU would impact the EU budget modestly while boosting national revenues for current members

Zsolt Darvas and Juan Mejino-López

Northvolt’s struggles: a cautionary tale for the EU Clean Industrial Deal

In designing a new industrial policy, the European Commission should reflect on the troubles of the Swedish battery maker

Simone Tagliapietra and Cecilia Trasi

Europe’s economic challenges discussed at the European Forum Alpbach

At the 2024 forum (17-30 August 2024), Bruegel participated as a Track Reporting Partner covering the finance and economy track

Juan Mejino-López

How the European Union should respond to Trump’s tariffs

This Policy Brief focuses on possible new Trump tariffs, based on statements made by the President-elect

Ignacio García Bercero, Petros C. Mavroidis and André Sapir

Decarbonising for competitiveness: four ways to reduce European energy prices

Energy prices are higher in the European Union than in most other industrialised economies, presenting a fundamental competitiveness challenge

Conall Heussaff

Designing conditionality in the supply of European public goods

This paper studies the consequences of placing conditions on access to sources of central financing

Roel Beetsma and Marco Buti

An investment strategy to keep the European Green Deal on track

In this Policy Brief, we assess the investment needed to achieve the 2030 climate goal and climate neutrality by 2050

Jean Pisani-Ferry and Simone Tagliapietra

European industrial policy at a crossroads? Evidence from an expert survey

A modest experiment shows that a specialised Brussels policy audience broadly agrees with Mario Draghi’s report on EU competitiveness

Marie-Sophie Lappe and Francesco Nicoli

A trade policy framework for the European Union-United Kingdom reset

A reset in the relationship between the UK and the EU is underway. This paper recommends the main elements of the reset in terms of trade

Ignacio García Bercero

How to fill the remaining gaps in pricing the emissions of the EU’s energy-intensive industries

Free carbon allowances for EU industrial companies are being phased out, but inconsistencies remain

Giovanni Sgaravatti

The new economic governance framework: implications for monetary policy

Zsolt Darvas, Pablo Hernández de Cos and Jeromin Zettelmeyer

A European defence industrial strategy in a hostile world

Any strategy will need to take account of evolving Russian capacities, evolving political willingness and evolving defence industrial capacities

Juan Mejino-López and Guntram B. Wolff

One bad Apple decision: EU tax ruling entrenches distortions

Ireland’s massive tax windfall highlights once again the pressing need for reform of profit allocation rules

Pascal Saint-Amans

Extra time for deforestation: lessons for future EU environmental legislation

This Policy Brief sets out why the deforestation regulation has the right objectives but needed better design and preparation for implementation

Heather Grabbe and Luca Léry Moffat

China’s influence at the United Nations: words and deeds

Understanding China’s influence at the UN is essential for comprehending contemporary international relations

Alicia García-Herrero, Théo Storella and Pauline Weil

A special historical analysis: Europe’s 35-year journey since the fall of the Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989, triggering huge political and economic change; the question now is whether the gains can be safeguarded

Marek Dabrowski