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Blog post
22 June 2020
Lessons learned from the electricity tracker
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, Bruegel’s new tool has gauged the impact of the crisis on economic activity by tracking changes in electri
Blog post
17 June 2020
The EU’s recovery fund proposals: crisis relief with massive redistribution
Poorer European Union countries and those hardest hit economically by the COVID-19 crisis could obtain up to 15% of their GNI in grants and guarantees
Working paper
15 June 2020
Occupational change, artificial intelligence and the geography of EU labour markets
On the potential impact of new technologies, we find that low-skill mid-skill jobs are significantly exposed.
Blog post
15 June 2020
Has COVID-19 dented the EU’s credibility in the Balkans?
Muddled initial reactions to the COVID-19 crisis tarnished the EU’s image in the Western Balkans. Europe should not take for granted the extent of its
Blog post
11 June 2020
One last push is needed to improve the Just Transition Fund proposal
The European Parliament and the Council still have an opportunity to improve the Just Transition Fund by refocusing it on social support and basing fu
Blog post
10 June 2020
Three-quarters of Next Generation EU payments will have to wait until 2023
Because of hurdles in designing, approving and implementing European Union programmes, less than a quarter of the €438 billion in grants planned under
Policy brief
05 June 2020
Is the COVID-19 crisis an opportunity to boost the euro as a global currency?
The euro never challenged the US dollar, and its international status declined with the euro crisis. Faced with a US administration willing to use its
Blog post
29 May 2020
An uncompromising budget
Apart from decisive European Central Bank measures, the EU-wide response to the COVID crisis had been rather weak until the Commission put on the tabl
Policy brief
28 May 2020
COVID-19’s reality shock for external-funding dependent emerging economies
COVID-19 is by far the biggest challenge policymakers in emerging economies have had to deal with in recent history. Beyond the potentially large nega
Blog post
20 May 2020
The European Union’s SURE plan to safeguard employment: a small step forward
The new EU instrument to mitigate unemployment risks during an emergency (SURE) is too modest to have a significant impact the COVID-19 crisis beyond
Policy brief
20 May 2020
The European Central Bank in the COVID-19 crisis: whatever it takes, within its mandate
To keep the euro-area economy afloat, the European Central Bank has put in place a large number of measures since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis
Policy brief
13 May 2020
Rebooting Europe: a framework for a post COVID-19 economic recovery
COVID-19 has triggered a severe recession and policymakers in European Union countries are providing generous, largely indiscriminate, support to comp
Policy brief
13 May 2020
The European Union’s post-Brexit reckoning with financial markets
In the negotiations between the European Union and the United Kingdom over their future relationship, we see a high probability of a weak contractual
Blog post
07 May 2020
Risking their health to pay the bills: 100 million Europeans cannot afford two months without income
Nearly 100 million people in 21 EU countries do not have enough savings in their bank accounts to meet two months of basic expenses: food, utilities,
Blog post
07 May 2020
Banking regulation in the Euro Area: Germany is different
Despite progress in recent years towards a single banking policy framework in the euro area – a banking union – much of the German banking system has
Blog post
05 May 2020
The impact of COVID-19 restrictions on individual mobility
Distancing measures imposed by twelve European countries during the COVID-19 pandemics (a ban on holding public events, school closures, shop closures