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China's rise in the Western Balkans
The rise in Chinese influence in the Western Balkans over the last decade is among the most significant geopolitical developments in Europe. As an e…
3 years, 4 months ago
Inequality across the atlantic
The COVID-19 pandemic, Russian invasion of Ukraine, energy crisis and the resulting high inflation have created new worries about inequality on both …
3 years, 4 months ago
What should the European Political Community look like?
The European Political Community is a new political grouping proposed by the French president Emmanuel Macron that would include the EU countries, th…
3 years, 4 months ago
Learning from the European Central Bank's policy mistakes
In July 2022, by the time the European Central Bank (ECB) lifted its deposit rate from negative to zero, headline inflation in the euro area had reac…
3 years, 4 months ago
Will Ukraine’s refugees return?
Ukraine, a country of over 40 million people, has seen about 15% of its population flee the country. Will many that have fled Ukraine return, or will…
3 years, 5 months ago
Assessing the State of the Union 2022
On 14 September 2022 Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, delivered the State of the Union address before the European Parliam…
3 years, 5 months ago
Can China get its economy back on track?
China’s GDP growth plummeted to only 0.4% YoY in Q2 2022, the worse performance after Q1 2020 when the first wave of COVID-19 hit Wuhan. Apart from …
3 years, 5 months ago
Re-revisiting The European Union’s energy crisis
Europe’s energy system faces unprecedented physical and institutional stress. Jeromin Zettelmeyer sits down with Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachma…
3 years, 5 months ago
Autumn 2022 economic outlook: a new chapter
Jeromin Zettelmeyer starts his mandate as Bruegel Director on 1 September 2022. What made him move to Brussels? What does he have to say about the c…
3 years, 5 months ago
Lessons from the rise in self-employment
Independent work, self-employment and the gig economy have been evolving in the past decade, changing our understanding of traditional employment. Ho…
3 years, 6 months ago