Opinion piece
12 September 2017
Hong Kong should add the euro to its dollar peg
Volatility offers an opportunity for the territory to rethink its strategy. With the economy now more synchronised with China than ever before, the do
Macroeconomic policy and governance
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Blog post
07 September 2017
Speech by Peter Kažimír at Bruegel Annual Dinner 2017
Peter Kažimír, Slovakia Finance Minister, delivered the keynote speech at Bruegel's Annual Dinner 2017, held on 7 September 2017.
Event
07 September 2017
Bruegel Annual Meetings 2017
The Annual Meetings are Bruegel’s flagship event. They offer a mixture of large public debates and small private sessions about key issues in European
Book
07 September 2017
Remaking Europe: the new manufacturing as an engine for growth
Europe needs to know how it can realise the potential for industrial rejuvenation. How well are European firms responding to the new opportunities for
Blog post
01 September 2017
Should the EU have the power to vet foreign takeovers?
Should the EU have the power to vet foreign takeovers? André Sapir and Alicia Garcia-Herrero debate the issue, which has become topical in view of rec
Blog post
31 August 2017
EU posted workers: separating fact and fiction
After President Macron’s recent tour of Central and Eastern European countries, EU posted workers are getting a lot of attention. However, a major ref
Opinion piece
30 August 2017
China is the world's new science and technology powerhouse
Chinese R&D investment has grown remarkably over the past two decades. It is now the second-largest performer in terms of R&D spending, on a country b
Article
29 August 2017
Could revising the posted workers directive improve social conditions?
This presentation was delivered in Brussels on 31 January 2017 at a hearing of think-tanks, to advise the European Parliament on the revision of the P
Blog post
28 August 2017
Africa and Chinese rebalancing
What’s at stake: China and Africa have developed close economic ties over the past 20 years. The need to rebalance the China-Africa relationship was a
Blog post
24 August 2017
Low carbon technology exports: the race is still open
A country’s relative strength in exporting a certain product is likely to persist. But it is easier to gain a comparative advantage in exporting low c
Opinion piece
12 August 2017
Europe must seize this moment of opportunity
As the EU enjoys a period of growth and relative stability, there is finally room to undertake long-needed reforms. But it is vital to act soon, and p
External publication
11 August 2017
Economic Implications of Further Harmonisation of Electronic Communications Regulation in the EU
One of the ways in which the European Commission has sought over the years to strengthen the European single market is by means of increased harmonisa
Opinion piece
28 July 2017
The EU and the US: a relationship in motion
Europe’s post-crisis recovery has been disappointing in comparison with the USA. But lower rates of inequality are staving off populism and bolstering
Blog post
26 July 2017
Italian economic growth and the Euro
While the Euro has frequently been blamed for the poor growth performance of Italy over the years, a long-term analysis shows deteriorating growth bef
Blog post
24 July 2017
The international effects of ECB’s monetary policy
What’s at stake: the literature on monetary policy spillovers is abundant of studies investigating the impact of the US Federal Reserve’s monetary pol
Policy brief
13 July 2017
Precautionary recapitalisation: time for a review?
While precautionary recapitalisation is a legitimate instrument for bank crisis management, the conditions set for it by BRRD (Bank Recovery and Resol