
Global economy and trade policy
Explore recurring issues in Europe’s relationship with its extended neighbourhood, and economic relations with China, India and the rest of the world
The global economy in continues to be affected by the pandemic. However, it is also marked by major geopolitical developments, from President Biden’s inauguration and a revival of the transatlantic relationship, to the continued rivalry with China, with the EU caught in-between these global trends.
Bruegel’s scholars cover the European Union’s increasing assertiveness towards neighbours over the past year, including the external repercussions of the European Green Deal, managing a crisis at its borders, building a future relationship with a former member, strengthening the international role of the euro and tackling a resurgent China.
Recently published

China economic database
Repository of what we consider to be the most relevant macroeconomic data for China and EU-China relations.

Not yet Trump-proof: an evaluation of the European Commission’s emerging policy platform
This policy brief evaluates the capacity of the EU’s economic strategy to address structural problems and whether policy needs to change under Trump

Russian foreign trade tracker
Tracking Russian trade using data from the EU, China, the US, South Korea, Japan, India, the UK, Turkey, Switzerland, Norway, Brazil, and Kazakhstan

China's growing influence in the Western Balkans
Why economic security could be another reason to accelerate the Western Balkan's EU accession process

30 Years of the World Trade Organisation: Challenges, reforms, and the path ahead
Does multilateralism have a future?

Can American abandonment help Europe?
The continent has a chance to address its own weaknesses
EU-Mercosur trade agreement
Testimony to the Flemish Parliament

Global economy bracing for Trumpworld

Global Gateway vs. Belt and Road: Europe's infrastructure vision
Can the EU deliver on its ambitious vision?
Events

IIC-Bruegel Annual Seminar
A closed-door workshop in New Delhi focusing on key aspects of India-EU relations and of the international order that are of common concern

Global Policymaking in the Trump-Xi Era
Reflecting on global cooperation in an era of worldwide tensions

Geopolitics, trade blocs, and the fragmentation of world commerce
What does the future hold for international trade in an era of growing rivalries?
Podcasts

UN and beyond: China's expanding global role
In an increasingly fragmented world, China is actively positioning itself to influence global governance

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

China's latest stimulus package: is it enough to save the economy?
A closer look into China’s recently announced stimulus measures

How should the new European Commission engage with China?
The EU is at a moment of rethinking its policy toward China