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Germany’s budget vs the EU: clash coming?
Germany has amended its constitutional debt brake to free up room for much needed defence investments. How does this align with EU law?

[UPDATED] Wired for the future: building Europe’s next-gen electricity grid
New reflections on Europe's electricity grid system after the outage in Spain and Portugal

Europe’s autonomy amid the US-China trade clash
As trade tensions between Washington and Beijing intensify, where does that leave Europe?

EU Tech Rules: What to make of the first DMA fines?
How Brussels can regulate big tech in a time of trade wars

The Western Balkans: a region in waiting
Stalled integration but a new growth plan for six countries bound to the EU by culture and geography
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Bringing you analysis of China in the world, as seen from Europe.
Bruegel's monthly podcast on China's economyPodcast
25 September 2024
How should the new European Commission engage with China?
The EU is at a moment of rethinking its policy toward China
Podcast
19 September 2024
Population ageing is straining public debt
How shrinking working-age population and labour shortages will hit debt sustainability in European Union countries and globally
Podcast
11 September 2024
In conversation with Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe: Strengthening EU public finances, defence and security
How can the EU harness public finances for new priorities like defence and security?
Podcast
04 September 2024
Unite, defend, grow: EU policy for the next five years
Bruegel fellows' recommendations to the EU institutions for the 2024-2029 cycle
Podcast
28 August 2024
Through crises and their solutions – A farewell to Maria Demertzis
A fireside chat with Bruegel veteran Maria Demertzis on the past and future challenges in EU policymaking
Podcast
24 July 2024
Making buildings greener: EU decarbonisation plans
How can the EU bridge the investment gap for energy renovations to meet climate targets?
Podcast
17 July 2024
Narratives and reality: China’s economic engagements in Africa
Do the facts match the vision that Beijing is offering to the African continent?
Podcast
10 July 2024
How hydrogen can reach its green potential
Hydrogen has the potential to be a renewable energy source under the right conditions
Podcast
03 July 2024
Tariffs are not the cure to world trade problems
How do Brussels, Beijing and Washington navigate global trade-offs?
Podcast
26 June 2024
Macron's snap election gamble
Dissecting the political turmoil in France following President Macron's surprising call for snap parliamentary elections
Podcast
20 June 2024
Electrified tensions: EU's proposed tariffs on Chinese EVs
Electric vehicle tariffs are not the first trade tariff the EU has imposed on China, and they likely will not be the last
Podcast
12 June 2024
EU-UK relations: Brexit, Scotland, Ireland
What will a UK Labour victory mean for Brussels?
Podcast
05 June 2024
How the financial sector can speed up the green transition
Is corporate finance really an obstacle to a more sustainable world?
Podcast
29 May 2024
Europe's economic future
Discussing June’s EU elections and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s campaign for a new term.
Podcast
22 May 2024
Should foreign companies still do business in China?
In which we discuss the uncertainties for foreign firms operating and wishing to invest in China
Podcast
15 May 2024
Managing the What Ifs: Europe, China and world trade
How should the EU de-risk its external economic relationships without foregoing the benefits of trade?
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