The Sound of Economics
The podcast by Bruegel.
This is The Sound of Economics, the podcast from Bruegel, the Brussels-based economic think tank. Join us weekly as we discuss European and global economic policy with top thinkers and public officials, drawing on the EU’s best research, analysis and debate. Host Rebecca Christie anchors the series, including live video broadcasts several times a year.
China’s economy and relations with Europe take the spotlight once a month via the ZhōngHuá Mundus series, a monthly conversation with Yuyun Zhan, Alicia García-Herrero and guests.
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China’s Yuan and Europe’s industry: a growing imbalance
How exchange rates, overcapacity and price divergence are reshaping EU–China trade and why Europe may need new policy tools
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The EU Parliament’s Johan Van Overtveldt and Bruegel's Zsolt Darvas lay out the two years of tough talks ahead
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11 February 2026
Nature as equity
How can public money and financial markets work together to protect the environment?
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04 February 2026
Tax, sovereignty and the EU
How will Europe manage the collision of money, politics and global reform?
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28 January 2026
All about CBAM, the cross-border carbon levy
The EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism is live! What happens next?
Podcast
21 January 2026
China’s Yuan and Europe’s industry: a growing imbalance
How exchange rates, overcapacity and price divergence are reshaping EU–China trade and why Europe may need new policy tools
Podcast
14 January 2026
Europe’s looming budget fight
The EU Parliament’s Johan Van Overtveldt and Bruegel's Zsolt Darvas lay out the two years of tough talks ahead
Podcast
07 January 2026
AI, data and Europe’s quest to simplify
How can the EU adapt its rulebook to meet tomorrow's technology environment?
Podcast
15 December 2025
Europe’s 2025 identity crisis: the year in review
The European Union’s quest for innovation, competitiveness, self defence and economic security
Podcast
10 December 2025
EU-India: trading partners with potential
Can Brussels and New Delhi work together to improve economic ties?
Podcast
03 December 2025
Inside the Nexperia crisis: what it means for Europe’s tech sovereignty
A story of semiconductors, geopolitics and Europe’s struggle to define its economic security in a world of rising US-China tensions
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26 November 2025
Ukraine talks: peace progress or dead end?
How should the EU manage negotiations with Ukraine, the US and Russia?
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19 November 2025
How can carbon credits work better?
New ideas on reaching climate targets as COP30 gets underway
Podcast
12 November 2025
Understanding money in the EU
How do citizens keep track of their finances and investments, and how can the European Commission help?
Podcast
05 November 2025
Double tax – why women pay it and what to do about it
Fixing gender inequality could reap big gains for the entire economy
Podcast
29 October 2025
Paradoxical EU-China climate relations
As COP30 approaches, what is the real state of EU–China climate relations?
Podcast
22 October 2025
What are governments buying?
How does the European Union manage public-sector procurement, and is there room for environmental goals?
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15 October 2025
Climate, data and complacency
Why economists need to take the costs of climate change more seriously
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