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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What you need to know about ETS
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A complex region, persistent assumptions and the limits of Beijing's ambitions
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The past, present and future of money
The European project
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ZhōngHuá Mundus
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27 May 2026
Reassessing China's role in the Middle East
A complex region, persistent assumptions and the limits of Beijing's ambitions
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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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13 April 2026
Why are global imbalances rising, and why does it matter?
Is the dollar at risk? Is China the new Germany? How to manage rising external deficits and surpluses
Podcast
08 April 2026
Europe’s electric vehicle conundrum
What to do about Chinese overcapacity, EU subsidies and the electric transition
Podcast
13 March 2026
First assessment of China's 15th Five-Year Plan
Can Beijing's new economic blueprint deliver in an era of deflation, demographic decline, and technology warfare?
Podcast
25 February 2026
Where can Europe be independent?
Vestager and Brasso Sørensen discuss competitiveness, tech and the EU
Podcast
18 February 2026
China’s financial system: big, powerful and still state-run
China’s vast banking system remains deeply shaped by the state. What does that mean for growth, stimulus and the Yuan’s global ambitions?
Podcast
21 January 2026
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
Podcast
10 December 2025
EU-India: trading partners with potential
Can Brussels and New Delhi work together to improve economic ties?
Podcast
03 December 2025
Inside the Nexperia crisis: what it means for Europe’s tech sovereignty
A story of semiconductors, geopolitics and Europe’s struggle to define its economic security in a world of rising US-China tensions
Podcast
29 October 2025
Paradoxical EU-China climate relations
As COP30 approaches, what is the real state of EU–China climate relations?
Podcast
25 September 2025
China’s race to electrification
Is China turning into an “electrostate” — and how will that change the balance of global energy?
Podcast
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?
Podcast
27 August 2025
How can the EU get its act together?
Beyond external threats, persistent fragmentation continues to hinder Europe’s ability to respond
Podcast
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
Podcast
09 July 2025
Greening global industry: clean energy, trade and development
How to accelerate European green transition while cooperating with the Global South
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