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Population ageing is straining public debt
How shrinking working-age population and labour shortages will hit debt sustainability in European Union countries and globally
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?
Unite, defend, grow: EU policy for the next five years
Bruegel fellows' recommendations to the EU institutions for the 2024-2029 cycle
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
Making buildings greener: EU decarbonisation plans
How can the EU bridge the investment gap for energy renovations to meet climate targets?
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Podcast
27 September 2023
The state of play in EU-LATAM trade
Are we seeing a fatigue of ‘The Brussels Effect’?
Podcast
20 September 2023
Evaluating the European Commission’s fiscal governance proposal
Focusing on the fiscal adjustment that the first regulation would require of countries with debt above the treaty benchmarks.
Podcast
13 September 2023
Assessing the State of the Union 2023
In this episode, we look at the 2023 State of the Union address delivered by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.
Podcast
07 September 2023
Assessing the risks and prospects of European banking system
Giuseppe Porcaro and Nicolas Véron speak with Sharon Donnery about European banking supervision.
Podcast
31 August 2023
What to expect from the BRICS expansion
The evolution of the grouping alongside the changing dynamics of political economy.
Podcast
30 August 2023
The story of China’s electric vehicle industry
China's EV industry is not just about rapid growth and success; it involves intricate geopolitical dynamics that could put its success at risk.
Podcast
22 August 2023
Artificial Intelligence in defence, diplomacy, and decision-making
Exploring the complex intersection of geopolitics and Artificial Intelligence in defence, diplomacy, and decision-making.
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?
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21 June 2023
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