Macroeconomic policy and governance
Rigorous and diligent analysis of monetary and fiscal policy as well as structural policies that contribute to economic policy post-pandemic.
Bruegel’s work in macroeconomic policy focuses on issues such as inflation, economic growth, fiscal framework, the EU budget and European governance.
Under the 2025-2026 research programme, Bruegel fellows explore the design of the next Multiannual Financial Framework, the implications of EU rearmament on industry, institutions and macroeconomics, tax policy and the next Multiannual Financial Framework.
Macroeconomic policy and governance
European natural gas imports
This dataset aggregates daily data on European natural gas import flows and storage levels.
How can Europe address its pressing AI compute infrastructure shortfall?
Europe’s AI compute gap will not close through capital alone, making faster permits, grid access and output-side sovereignty tools essential
China’s artificial intelligence goals and strategic choices for Europe
China’s AI strategy pairs domestic control with global diffusion, aiming to lead innovation, standards and governance on its own terms
What the US-Canada trade war means for Europe
As the EU’s top trading partners fight, what are the lessons for the single market?
What is driving the global rise in long-term interest rates?
Rising bond yields are likely down to stronger investment demand, more supply of long-duration debt and less absorption by yield-insensitive investors
Researchers
Ravi Balakrishnan
Bruegel Non-resident Fellow
Hans Geeroms
Bruegel Non-resident Fellow
Jacob Funk Kirkegaard
Bruegel Senior Fellow
Ruth Mason
Bruegel Non-resident Fellow
Lucio Pench
Bruegel Non-resident Fellow
Lucrezia Reichlin
Bruegel Non-resident Fellow
Elina Ribakova
Bruegel Non-resident Fellow
Armin Steinbach
Bruegel Non-resident Fellow (on leave for public service)
Nina Vujanović
Bruegel Research Fellow
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Bruegel Director
Events
The Sound of Economics Live: The State of the European Union 2026
A special live episode of The Sound of Economics podcast on the State of the Union address
Ragnar Nurkse, Bretton Woods and the international economic order
Launch of the Bruegel-published book "Ragnar Nurkse and the Making of the Bretton Woods Paradigm"
European governance
Iceland, Switzerland, Europe
What should the European Union offer to nearby countries that do not want to become member states?
Profit shifting, tax harmonisation and investment in the EU single market: a trilemma
Anti-avoidance success has made EU investment more tax-sensitive, strengthening the case for corporate tax coordination within the single market
Did the 2022 energy inflation surge dent European Central Bank and Fed credibility? Evidence across horizons
Inflation expectations show that the ECB and Fed stayed credible after the 2022 energy shock, despite euro-area short-term weakness and US drift
Europe must not simply dismiss the crisis in Ceuta
Are jobs disposable now?
How do AI, technology and contracting change the way companies and workers relate?
Podcasts
Building the best safe asset
Why would the euro area need common debt and will new proposals help?
The UK, the EU – and Ukraine?
A decade after Brexit, the UK has to compete with other prospects for EU attention
AI, demographics and China
How young economists see the big challenges of our times
Where is the growth?
What do the EU’s spring forecasts say about higher prices, a changing job market and rising uncertainty?