Podcast
The current pandemic is shaking the financial system. How can banks react ? Is a consolidation of the financial system in Europe needed in order to respond to this crisis ? Will our economies suffer from this pandemic as much as they did in 2008 ? This week, Giuseppe Porcaro is joined live by Guntram Wolff and Nicolas Véron to discuss banks and loan losses in the pandemic turmoil.
Podcast
How has the COVID-19 Pandemic reshaped the scope and ambition of China's Belt and Road Initiative?
Podcast
Guntram Wolff looks back at the past decade of Bruegel contribution to economic policy in Europe.
Podcast
What needs to be done to address the Sri Lankan crisis and how does it relate to China?
Blog Post
Crucial decisions about whether a country can join the euro area depend on questionable discretionary decisions.
Policy Contribution
The post-pandemic new normal is sure to differ both from the pre-pandemic normal and from current arrangements. Hybrid arrangements in which part of the week is spent at the office, and part at home, are likely to become the norm.
Podcast
Can economic growth be a force for good and help in the fight against climate change?
Podcast
Should Ukraine's accession to the EU be facilitated?
External Publication
The ECB should design a specific tool that will accompany interest rate hikes to neutralise the risk of fragmentation directly for countries facing it, staying within the bounds of the EU treaties and ensuring political legitimacy. We also advocate structural changes to the ECB’s collateral framework to avoid unnecessary uncertainty surrounding the safe asset status of European sovereign bonds.
Podcast
The mystery of China-Russia economic relations in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and what it means for Europe.
Podcast
A timely reflection on the EU’s latest round of sanctions banning Russian oil imports.
Opinion
Even though inflation in the euro area is lower than in the US, three issues make it a lot more difficult for the ECB to control inflation and preserve financial stability. Once again, the limits of EMU architecture are visible and will require a rethink.
Podcast
What are the implications of prolonged inflation?
