Opinion pieces
Bruegel fellows often write guest commentary for major media outlets
Recent comments and opinion pieces
5.5%增长目标凸显中国政府提振经济的信心
艾西亚认为,今年中国要实现5.5%的增长,还需要更多的政策努力,包括财政和货币刺激。
访顶尖欧洲智库学者:欧盟碳市场的两大挑战和运行经验
欧洲碳交易体系研究专家、欧洲布鲁盖尔研究所(Bruegel)高级研究员乔治·扎克曼(Georg Zachmann),对欧盟碳交易经验和目前遇到的挑战进行介绍,并就上述国际热点问题分享见解。
欧洲如何实现碳中和?一种建议
“欧洲绿色协议”目前缺少的一个工具是碳底价,它可以为ETS和非ETS部门设定最低碳定价。经过多年的讨论,现在可能已经到了引入这一制度的时候了。
市场与公投承诺不可兼得
未来几个月市场的动荡还将持续,直到英国与欧盟关系的条款最终敲定。英国与欧盟保持密切关联的政治可能性越高,市场反应将会越积极。相反,如果英国采取孤立主义,以及欧洲大陆的惩罚性情绪越高,那么英国和欧盟的股市下跌将会越严重。
丢了“欧盟护照”伦敦金融城伤不起
作为全球金融中心,伦敦一部分的吸引力来自于其窗口作用——在伦敦扎根可以直接打入泛欧洲经济区(EEA)的内部市场。这么说来,金融企业有一个英国经营牌照就如同有一本“欧盟护照”,境外机构可以在整个欧洲经济区提供金融服务,畅通无阻。
Opinion piece
17 January 2023
Opinion piece
03 January 2023
Don’t expect Asia to save the global economy in 2023
Southeast Asian economies, as well as India, are expected to decelerate, which will blur the positive impact of China’s reopening.
Opinion piece
04 January 2023
Digital Euro blurs the lines between money and politics
A central bank-backed digital currency would put the EU in the global vanguard when it comes to taking cash payments online.
Opinion piece
21 December 2022
Buying time for proper electricity market reform
A structural reform of the electricity market is necessary in light of the increasing demand for electricity and the growing share of renewable energy
Opinion piece
16 December 2022
Energy crisis: five questions that must be answered in 2023
Here’s how researchers can help overcome the threats arising from market turmoil and geopolitical realignment after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Opinion piece
14 December 2022
Central Bank digital currencies as weapons of finance?
An analysis on how CBDCs can be used in emerging economies to include more people in financial systems.
Opinion piece
02 December 2022
Why do European countries join the EU?
The direction in which the EU will evolve in the future will depend on finding a minimum common denominator.
Opinion piece
01 December 2022
The COVID–19 pandemic and China’s economic slowdown
Any convergence with the U.S. economy will not continue for long.
Opinion piece
29 November 2022
China protests add to uncertainty for investors
Demonstrations show how the country is struggling to deal with Covid and an easing of lockdowns.
Opinion piece
25 November 2022
Europe must now strike a deal on energy prices
Europe must move beyond blocking agreement on a coordinated solution and undermining EU unity in the face of Russian aggression.
Opinion piece
25 November 2022
Xi Jinping’s new smiles got China off the hook at climate talks
Beijing's bandwidth to deliver is shrinking as its economic performance wanes.
Opinion piece
18 November 2022
The big tech world is in crisis – and that might be a good thing
Big tech companies have been left exposed because they overestimated the growth of online activities during the pandemic, writes Christophe Carugati.
Opinion piece
16 November 2022
Biden, Xi focus on Taiwan and forget about Ukraine
The meet did not seem to offer solutions to the two most pressing problems for the international order.
Opinion piece
15 November 2022
NextGenerationEU: an underused facility?
The RRF has great potential to become an instrument for ‘insuring’ EU countries against common shocks.
Opinion piece
01 November 2022
Europe’s Looming Energy Disaster
With winter fast approaching, the absence of common guidelines for national energy policies should be regarded as an economic emergency.
Opinion piece
01 November 2022
Political cooperation does not mean economic dependence
A robust economic system that can sustain shocks of any nature, including political, is needed.