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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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Nature as equity

How can public money and financial markets work together to protect the environment?

Estelle Cantillon, Rebecca Christie and Heather Grabbe

11 February 2026

capital markets climate change investment sustainability

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Tax, sovereignty and the EU

How will Europe manage the collision of money, politics and global reform?

Rebecca Christie, Roel Dom and Pascal Saint-Amans

04 February 2026

tax policy global governance fiscal policy geopolitics

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All about CBAM, the cross-border carbon levy

The EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism is live! What happens next?

Rebecca Christie, Ignacio García Bercero and Ben McWilliams

28 January 2026

Euro and China Yuan of Mao dollar bank note are arranged for a photograph on 07 September 2017, in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. ((Photo by studioEAST/Getty Images)

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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

Alicia García-Herrero, Jürgen Matthes and Yuyun Zhan

21 January 2026

industrial policy trade policy

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen holds a press conference on the 2028-2034 budget in Brussels, Belgium on July 16, 2025

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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

Rebecca Christie, Zsolt Darvas and Johan Van Overtveldt

14 January 2026

eu budget european commission geopolitics

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ZhōngHuá Mundus

Bringing you analysis of China in the world, as seen from Europe.

Bruegel's monthly podcast on China's economy

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08 October 2025

Western Balkan migration: win-win or brain drain?

Why have workers from the six countries been heading to Germany, and will they keep going or start to stay home?

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01 October 2025

What should Europe pay for?

The EU’s next seven-year budget grapples with agriculture, defence and public goods

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25 September 2025

China’s race to electrification

Is China turning into an “electrostate” — and how will that change the balance of global energy?

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17 September 2025

EU foreign direct investment, explained

How can the EU coordinate national screening procedures in key sectors when outside investors want to buy in?

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10 September 2025

The Sound of Economics Live: The State of the European Union 2025

A special live episode of The Sound of Economics podcast on the State of the Union address

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04 September 2025

The ECB is not the Fed

What does it mean to be an independent and credible central bank, and how do the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank stack up?

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27 August 2025

How can the EU get its act together?

Beyond external threats, persistent fragmentation continues to hinder Europe’s ability to respond

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20 August 2025

Disaster risk in euro-area bond markets

What investment funds tell us about euro-zone fragility

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30 July 2025

Why European firms are rethinking their presence in China

An empirical analysis of evolving European business strategies in China amid rising economic uncertainty and geopolitical tension

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23 July 2025

Rebuilding Ukraine: international support, defence and recovery

As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues, how are EU and international partners helping to finance recovery and support reconstruction in a conflict zone?

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16 July 2025