Blog post
25 September 2019
Questions to the First Executive Vice President-designate Timmermans
For the first time ever, a large economy will cut a path to climate neutrality by 2050 – a milestone that scientists consider to be the only sensible
Blog post
25 September 2019
For the first time ever, a large economy will cut a path to climate neutrality by 2050 – a milestone that scientists consider to be the only sensible
Blog post
25 September 2019
At the presentation of her team for the next European Commission, President-elect Ursula von der Leyen declared that hers will be a ‘geopolitical Comm
Blog post
23 September 2019
European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen disseminated her mission letters to commissioner-designates. In my opinion, the letters to ec
Blog post
19 September 2019
The incoming European Commission faces a dilemma on the transatlantic trade relationship, because of the unpredictable policies of the Trump administr
Blog post
12 September 2019
This blog is part of a series following the 2019 Bruegel annual meetings, which brought together nearly 1,000 participants for two days of policy deba
Podcast
11 September 2019
In this Director's Cut of 'The Sound of Economics', Guntram Wolff and Simone Tagliapietra discuss the division of tasks for the new EU commissioners,
Blog post
29 August 2019
Ursula von der Leyen plans to introduce a border carbon tax to avoid that cutting EU carbon emissions forces EU companies to move their activities abr
Blog post
26 July 2019
This blog post investigates the debate on whether European competition rules should foster European industrial champions, or allow national champions
Opinion piece
26 July 2019
The EU accepts the deal because it is worried about the catastrophic scenario of a world without the WTO.
Blog post
25 July 2019
Due to a spat between the European Commission and the government of Switzerland over the negotiation of an institutional framework agreement, equity s
Blog post
24 July 2019
French, German and Polish governments have jointly proposed options for modernising EU competition policy. The debate to recalibrate European competit
Opinion piece
18 July 2019
Ursula von der Leyen's proposal of a European Green Deal is ambitious and urgent. Not only does it aim to reduce the continent's emissions, but it als
Blog post
09 July 2019
Bruno Le Maire, minister of the economy and finance, delivered the opening speech at Bruegel's event “The Eurozone agreement – a mini revolution?”, 8
Blog post
08 July 2019
The authors assess whether the European Commission's actions towards Italy since September 2018 have had a visible impact on the spread between Italia
Policy brief
04 July 2019
Memo to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The authors describe the current context and the increasing inte
Policy brief
25 June 2019
This Policy Contribution delves into the position of the EU in the current global order. China and the United States increasingly trying to gain geopo