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Talent grab: can the EU attract US scientists and innovators?
Ways for Europe to seize the moment and win over top-tier researchers

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
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Bringing you analysis of China in the world, as seen from Europe.
Bruegel's monthly podcast on China's economyPodcast
14 May 2025
Talent grab: can the EU attract US scientists and innovators?
Ways for Europe to seize the moment and win over top-tier researchers
Podcast
30 April 2025
Europe’s autonomy amid the US-China trade clash
As trade tensions between Washington and Beijing intensify, where does that leave Europe?
Podcast
26 March 2025
How the war in Ukraine is reshaping EU-China relations
How the war is influencing Europe’s strategic and economic ties with China and Russia
Podcast
27 February 2025
Is China headed for its own ‘lost decade’?
Comparing China and Japan’s economic slowdowns
Podcast
29 January 2025
China's growing influence in the Western Balkans
Why economic security could be another reason to accelerate the Western Balkan's EU accession process
Podcast
08 January 2025
30 Years of the World Trade Organisation: Challenges, reforms, and the path ahead
Does multilateralism have a future?
Podcast
11 December 2024
Global Gateway vs. Belt and Road: Europe's infrastructure vision
Can the EU deliver on its ambitious vision?
Podcast
20 November 2024
UN and beyond: China's expanding global role
In an increasingly fragmented world, China is actively positioning itself to influence global governance
Podcast
06 November 2024
The US voted - what now?
A special live episode of the Sound of Economics podcast on the outcome of the US elections and where to go from here
Podcast
23 October 2024
China's latest stimulus package: is it enough to save the economy?
A closer look into China’s recently announced stimulus measures
Podcast
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
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
03 July 2024
Tariffs are not the cure to world trade problems
How do Brussels, Beijing and Washington navigate global trade-offs?
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
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
24 April 2024
Zooming in on the US-China tech rivalry
A comparative exploration of US-China innovation frontiers
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