European Council

External Publication

New model for growth in Europe

Contribution to the European Economic and Social Committee info newsletter of January 2022.

By: Maria Demertzis Topic: European governance Date: January 25, 2022

Podcast

The future of EU-UK relations (again!)

At the eleventh hour of negotiations, what will the future of the EU-UK relationship look like?

By: The Sound of Economics Topic: Macroeconomic policy Date: October 13, 2020

Past Event

The Sound of Economics Live: The future of EU-UK relations (again!) 

At the eleventh hour of negotiations, what will the future of the EU-UK relationship look like?

Speakers: Maria Demertzis, Giuseppe Porcaro, André Sapir and Guntram B. Wolff Topic: Macroeconomic policy Location: Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels Date: October 13, 2020

Past Event

From playing field to player: Europe’s strategic autonomy as our generation’s goal

At this online event Charles Michel spoke about the importance of Europe's strategic autonomy.

Speakers: Charles Michel and Guntram B. Wolff Topic: Macroeconomic policy Location: Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels Date: September 28, 2020

Blog Post

Having the cake, but slicing it differently: how is the grand EU recovery fund allocated?

The European Commission’s original allocation mechanism really favoured lower-income countries and to a large extent was based on pre-COVID economic data. The modification adopted by the European Council gives more consideration to the country size and the adverse economic impact of COVID-19. As a consequence, by using the Commission’s May 2020 economic forecasts, I estimate that only Germany and France will get more grants from the EU’s recovery fund compared to the Commission’s original proposal, while other countries will get less.

By: Zsolt Darvas and Bruegel Topic: Macroeconomic policy Date: July 23, 2020

Past Event

The Sound of Economics Live: Post-Council commentary

Can the European leaders meeting at the Council come together for a comprehensive recovery package?

Speakers: Guntram B. Wolff, Maria Demertzis, André Sapir and Giuseppe Porcaro Topic: Macroeconomic policy Location: Bruegel, Rue de la Charité 33, 1210 Brussels Date: April 24, 2020

Blog Post

COVID-19 Fiscal response: What are the options for the EU Council?

It is time for the EU Council to make quick progress on the fiscal front and announce something as soon as possible to show that it taken full measure of the severity of the situation.

By: Grégory Claeys and Guntram B. Wolff Topic: Macroeconomic policy Date: March 26, 2020

Opinion

Can the EU overcome its enlargement impasse?

The ‘new enlargement methodology’ may help overcome the impasse triggered by the inability of the European Council to open accession negotiations with North Macedonia and Albania

By: Marek Dabrowski Topic: Global economy and trade Date: February 27, 2020

Policy Contribution

Market versus policy Europeanisation: has an imbalance grown over time?

This Policy Contribution tests the hypothesis that an imbalance has grown in Europe over the last few decades because markets have integrated to a greater extent than European-level policymaking, potentially creating difficulties for the democratic process in managing the economy. This hypothesis has been put forward by several authors but not so far tested empirically.

By: Leonardo Cadamuro and Francesco Papadia Topic: Macroeconomic policy Date: January 9, 2020

Podcast

The Art of the Brexit Deal

An emergency Brexit podcast to dissect today's tentative deal between the EU27 and the British Government, featuring Maria Demertzis, Guntram Wolff and Nicholas Barrett

By: The Sound of Economics Topic: Macroeconomic policy Date: October 17, 2019