Macroeconomic policy and governance

How will member states react to the European Commission's proposals for fiscal governance reform?

The longer-term fiscal challenges facing the European Union

Since 2020, the European Union has suffered two large shocks, which have created new fiscal challenges for the EU.

Fixing Germany’s fixes of the European Commission’s fiscal governance proposal

Germany has valid concerns about Commission’s plan for reforming the fiscal rules. But there are better ways to address them.

A change of tack on EU-China relations

The EU Recovery and Resilience Facility falls short against performance-based funding standards

The rules and guidance underpinning EU economic recovery funds seek inputs and outputs, not results; this has led to uneven use of results indicators

Why Europe’s critical raw materials strategy has to be international

In ensuring supplies of critical raw materials, the European Union cannot rely on domestic measures alone.

Quantitative tightening in the euro area

Why has the ECB decided to implement this policy?

The unbecoming rivalry at the heart of the EU

A battle of egos between Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel is putting the EU’s post-pandemic solidarity at risk.

Reforming the Ukrainian Economy and State: The Unfinished Business

Ukraine will need additional international aid to rebuild its economy and infrastructure when the war ends.

Assessing Europe’s strategy on critical raw materials

What role do critical raw materials play in the EU’s industrial policy?

A European Think Tank’s Experience with the Global Pandemic: The Case of Bruegel

This chapter reviews Bruegel's experience and role in policy formation during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Finding the right balance (sheet): quantitative tightening in the euro area