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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How does the EU’s emissions trading system work and what changes are coming?
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03 June 2026
Where is the growth?
What do the EU’s spring forecasts say about higher prices, a changing job market and rising uncertainty?
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Reassessing China's role in the Middle East
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The European project
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Weapons, war and confusion
How will Europe and the US build and pay for the arsenals of the future?
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Future-proofing and creative destruction
How EU sustainable finance can find a way forward
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22 April 2026
Exploring Chinese trade deflection
How much of what China can no longer sell to the United States ends up on Europe's doorstep?
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14 April 2026
Hungary’s future
How Hungary’s historic election changes the EU and the economic outlook
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13 April 2026
Why are global imbalances rising, and why does it matter?
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08 April 2026
Europe’s electric vehicle conundrum
What to do about Chinese overcapacity, EU subsidies and the electric transition
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01 April 2026
Montenegro’s power connection to the EU
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25 March 2026
What the heck is a 28th Regime?
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18 March 2026
Italy and Europe
Slow growth, high debt and the paradox of Giorgia Meloni
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First assessment of China's 15th Five-Year Plan
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