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Bruegel expert Guntram Wolff told Euronews that translating the report into EU legislation won’t be easy due to political instability in some key EU member states.
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Europe’s new normal: High energy bills, fading industry and one chance to fix it
German manufacturers are being strangled. The EU is feeling the pinch. Mario Draghi on Monday warned the EU may be staring at ‘slow agony.’
Hungarians try to push child sexual abuse material regulation, the AI scientific advisor row
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Spain’s Commission nominee Teresa Ribera says grids key to European project
The Spanish energy minister and designated Commissioner Teresa Ribera says connecting EU countries’ grid would further the European project, meaning that France may have to abandon its obstruction of power links across the Pyrenees.
EU needs simpler, more flexible, policy-based budget, says Commission official
How should the bloc finance its next budget? How big should it be? And what should be its spending areas? A policy discussion organised today by the influential Brussels-based think tank Bruegel offered some ideas.
Bruegel: European Commission should build muscle to regulate killer acquisitions
A day after the EU’s top court issued a ruling seemingly limiting the Commission’s authority to halt ‘killer acquisitions,’ influential think tank Bruegel said that EU’s competition regulator should have a stronger regulatory strategy reviewing these….
Live from Bruegel Annual Summit
EU policy thinktank Bruegel is hosting its annual summit on where legislation should go in the next five years. Check our live updates here for the key takeaways of the day
Ukraine to EU: You can still store gas with us despite Russian attacks
The country’s vast reserves helped the continent avoid a market crisis last winter.
The European Commission hopefuls with one thing on their mind
EU governments are battling for their people to get roles linked to the economy.
‘Drill, baby, drill’: America’s fossil fuel boom risks bust in Europe
Both Trump and Biden are pushing lucrative U.S. fossil fuel deals — a risky bet given the EU’s plans to wean itself off the energy source.
Draghi’s EU competitiveness plan set to be delayed until September
Von der Leyen likely won’t have time to focus on Mario Draghi’s report until after the summer as she’s so focused on winning her second term.
Von der Leyen warned: Don’t slap the bill for climate and industry on consumers
The influential Brussels think-tank, Bruegel, has sent a ‘memo’ to Commission President-designate, Ursula von der Leyen, warning her of over-burdening consumers during her likely second term.
German ministers dash to China in bid to escape retaliation over EV duties
Transport Minister Volker Wissing calls duties a “destructive approach” on third visit by a government leader in recent weeks.
France and Italy denounced by European Commission for overspending
Second and third-largest eurozone economies under pressure over budget deficits.
Strategic Agenda: EU leaders look to harness green transition to boost industry
EU leaders meeting in late June will stress the need for a competitive Europe and highlight how the green transition and a genuine energy union can support that aim, according to a draft document seen by Euractiv.
Macron’s high-risk election puts France’s economy on the line
The rise of the far right is sending tremors through financial markets and could push French debt deeper into the danger zone.
Germany launches 11th-hour bid to avert trade war with China
Germany wants the EU to set tariffs on electric vehicles at a low level to avoid severe retaliation from Beijing.
The ECB has cut its key interest rate: so what?
We all knew it was coming, but what does it mean in practice?
Germany backs down in gas levy fight
The climbdown comes after the EU threatened legal action and capitals warned the fees were making it harder to quit Russian energy.
Revolte gegen von der Leyen wegen Meloni-Flirt
DIE TOP-THEMEN — Wegen Meloni-Flirt: SPD und Grüne haben ein Ultimatum an Kommissionschefin von der Leyen gestellt. — Wachsender Einfluss der Rechten: POLITICO analysiert, was die bevorstehende Europawahl für zentrale Politikfelder von der Landwirtschaft bis zur Verteidigung bedeuten würde. — Streit um Militärhilfen: Ungarn blockiert weitere Unterstützung für die Ukraine. — Buch der Sünden: Die […]
The homegrown problems facing the EU’s next leader
Four main takeaways from the Bruegel-FT EU leadership debate 2024
Ursula von der Leyen, Nicolas Schmit, Anders Vistisen and Sandro Gozi debate economy – as it happened
European leaders participate in debate hosted by Bruegel and the Financial TimesKarl Nehammer, the Austrian chancellor, hosted the British prime minister, Rishi Sunak.“The leaders committed to implementing stronger frameworks to deal with migration, an…
Russia’s sanctions busting may call for change of approach, say analysts
Western battlefield weapons are still reaching Moscow, a study by Bruegel and the Kyiv School of Economics Institute found – but banks are wary of taking responsibility for monitoring the arms supply chain.
Ukraine to EU: Don’t let US aid package make you complacent
Washington’s support for Ukraine should not dispel a sense of urgency among EU countries, Ukraine and its allies warn.
Industry bosses to EU: Help us level up in the global green tech race
As elections near, industry bosses argue the EU needs to create the right conditions to build a competitive green economy.
Robert Habeck wants Germany to rebuild Ukraine
A defense industry delegation from Berlin spies opportunities amid the rubble.
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A new inconvenient truth: Europe’s global plans all require money no one has
A competitive, green Europe will require trillions in investments. No one has a good answer on where that money will come from.
US eyes Russian assets in Ukraine funding fight
Bipartisan legislation would let the U.S. seize $5B to $8B in Russian assets.
ECB’s ‘hawkish bias’ could trigger ‘secular stagnation’, leading think tank chief warns
The European Central Bank’s hesitation to cut rates before further signs of slowing wage growth reflects a “hawkish bias” that could lead to weak growth becoming entrenched across the eurozone economy, the head of Bruegel think tank warned on Wednesday…
China’s ‘de-risking’ from West worsens EU industrial decline, experts say
“It’s a double whammy: China’s de-risking plus their lack of consumption is contributing to our deindustrialisation,” Alicia García-Herrero, a senior fellow at Bruegel think-tank, told Euractiv.
Risk of ‘lost decade’ as EU countries face economic cliff edge
Tighter rules and a halt in EU funding will leave capitals looking for cash.
[Opinion] Ukraine’s accession is affordable — but corruption is the worry
We estimate the total direct cost of Ukraine to current member states via the regular EU budget at €19bn per year. But Ukraine’s feeble democratic institutions have been weakened by the war, writes Zsolt Darvas of Bruegel think-tank.
Ukraine’s accession could cost €136 billion to the EU budget, new report estimates
Ukraine’s potential accession into the European Union could have an impact of between €110 billion and €136 billion on the bloc’s seven-year budget, according to a new report by the Bruegel think tank.
Germany scrambles to plug military audio leak
As Berlin calls out “hybrid disinformation attack,” others tell it to fix its communications.
What we need is a European armament commissioner
The current procurement model isn’t only expensive, fragmented and bureaucratic but, above all, it won’t be enough to counter the real threat posed by Putin.
How the French helped Britain keep euro-clearing in Brexit surprise
Some in Brussels thought Brexit was a chance to reroute financial ‘plumbing’ away from London but the banks still had eyes for the U.K.
EU mulls ‘Industrial’ twin for Green Deal as election pressure bites
A business-friendly ‘Industrial Deal’ is gaining adherents as EU election approaches and anxiety over climate policy rises.
Middle East braces for chaos as Iran and West square up
US-led strikes against Houthi rebels come as Tehran’s partners sow havoc from Lebanon to the Red Sea. Experts fear it’s only the beginning.
Expensive fuel and million dollar missiles: Counting the cost of the Red Sea crisis
The standoff between Iran-backed Houthis and the West is taking a toll on the world economy.
Northern Europe’s new naval priority: Submarine sabotage
After damage to a Baltic Sea pipeline, Western navies are deploying to the region in an effort to protect vulnerable infrastructure.
Anti-green backlash hovers over COP climate talks
War, a fossil fuel boom and populist revolts are sapping the optimism from the fight against climate change. And then there’s Trump.
Europe and the US should work with China. Joint climate action could be a win-win
From deals on electric cars to investment in solar panels, there is room for all sides in the global green industrial revolutionOur polarised world is failing to tackle the climate crisis at the required speed. The only way to reverse this catastrophic…
Preparing for the virtual AI revolution: EU’s flexible principles imperative
Virtual AI assistants are poised to become virtual companions in people’s lives but legislators and regulators should adopt flexible principles to promote technological innovations while minimising risks, ensuring a favourable future for the virtual AI…
Walk this way: Touring Brussels on foot
A guide to some of the city’s hidden gems — and not a peeing boy in site.
Study: New EU debt rules require massive fiscal adjustments for France
A study by the European economics thinktank Bruegel replicating the methodology of the EU Commission’s proposal to reform the EU’s debt and deficit rules found that the newly proposed rules would impose severe restrictions to public budgets for some co…
EU risks trade war with China over electric vehicles
The probe puts the EU on course for a battery battle with Beijing.
Europe’s green deal will need broad support to succeed
EU has embarked on no less than an industrial revolution. A revolution that — unlike those of the past — is set against a tight deadline.
Trump’s return strikes fear into the heart of Brussels
The Republican frontrunner is threatening to impose across-the-board import tariffs if he’s re-elected. EU negotiators are already freaking out.
China slowdown ‘mostly positive’ for EU economy, says Bruegel economist
China’s economic slowdown could help reduce inflation in Europe, while economic loss felt by EU companies due to reduced exports would likely be felt anyway as China pivots towards more self-reliance, economist Alicia García-Herrero told EURACTIV in an…
EU, US green steel showdown: How to decarbonise trade
As the EU and the US hurry to agree on green steel before the end of October to prevent tariffs from snapping back into place, their diverging positions lay bare different philosophies on how global trade should be reorganised to account for climate pr…