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Greening EU fiscal rules
How to achieve debt sustainability and environmental sustainability in the bloc?

The evolution of EU-China relations
A glimpse into the evolving landscape of Europe's engagement with China.

Can/Should robots look after the young and the old?
Exploring the potential, ethics and the willingness of people to automatise unpaid domestic work.

EU financial stability in times of war
Delving into the EU economic and financial outlook amid geopolitical conflicts.

Charting Poland’s post-election path
What Poland’s election means for the country and for Europe.
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Podcast
16 August 2023
Why do employers want employees back in the office?
Leaders maintain a belief that employee collaboration is negatively impacted by remote work, but the evidence to support this assumption is mixed.
Podcast
09 August 2023
Read with Bruegel: Central Banking before 1800: A Rehabilitation
A deep dive into the history of central banking over the four centuries before 1800.
Podcast
02 August 2023
Read with Bruegel: The New Map: Energy, Climate, and the Clash of Nations
Examining the past, present and future of the global energy system.
Podcast
26 July 2023
Read with Bruegel: Backfire: How Sanctions Reshape the World Against U.S. Interests
Exploring the unintended consequences of the use of sanctions as a diplomatic weapon.
Podcast
19 July 2023
Assessing China’s quest for innovation
What potential bottlenecks might be hindering the transformation of China’s innovation efforts into productivity growth?
Podcast
12 July 2023
Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminium
The ongoing steel and aluminium negotiations between the EU and the US and their initial negotiation proposals are examined.
Podcast
05 July 2023
The triple purpose of EU industrial policy
How can the European Union’s industrial policy advance decarbonisation while fostering strategic autonomy and economic efficiency?
Podcast
28 June 2023
Read with Bruegel: The Palgrave Handbook of Global Politics in the 22nd Century
How do scholars write the future of global politics?
Series
21 June 2023
Read with Bruegel
The Sound of Economics is bringing you a book review series for summer 2023.
Podcast
21 June 2023
Read with Bruegel: The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
Jeromin Zettelmeyer sits down with Martin Wolf to discuss his latest book, ‘The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism’.
Podcast
14 June 2023
China's growing economic ties with the Gulf States
How China and the Gulf States are building bilateral economic relations.
Podcast
08 June 2023
Debt dynamics: Exploring EU borrowing in changing times
As interest costs rise, the EU should review how they are accounted for in its budget and financial framework.
Podcast
31 May 2023
China’s growth: what is to come?
Decelerated economic growth has and will continue to determine China’s position in global, regional and national spheres.
Podcast
24 May 2023
Skills-shift: navigating the future of work
How can we equip people with the skills they need to adapt to a rapidly changing labour market?
Podcast
17 May 2023
How should the European Union’s industry respond to the energy crisis?
Having weathered the 2022 energy crisis, it is time to consider its longer-term repercussions on the European Union’s industry.
Podcast
10 May 2023
US-China tech bifurcation
Compared to instant decoupling, bifurcation offers a more gradual process that requires clear understanding of the direction and speed of divergence.
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