Global energy fundamentals
I sat down with Simone Tagliapietra in our latest podcast to discuss his book....
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Without good governance, the EU borrowing mechanism could fail
This opinion piece has previously been published in El Pais, Il Sole, Rezpospolita, Le Monde, Helsingin Sanomat, Nikkei Veritas and FAZ. The European Union recovery fund could greatly increase the stability of the bloc a...
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Europe has an artificial-intelligence skills shortage
This blog post was first published by www.bruegel.org However intelligent artificial intelligence might be, it still relies on qualified humans, of which there is a notable lack in the European Union. In 2019, German fir...
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Future of Europe conference: Redefining Europe’s role after the Covid-19 Pandemic
In a special live edition podcast of an event we organised recently with EU3D, we discuss how the current situation brought upon by the pandemic could shift the ‘Conference on the Future of Europe’ debate, whether EU tre...
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Is the COVID-19 crisis an opportunity to boost the euro as a global currency?
• The euro became an international currency when it was created two decades ago. However, the euro’s internationalisation peaked as early as 2005 and it was never comparable to the US dollar. Its international status dec...
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Will COVID-19 boost the euro as a global currency?
The euro is, by definition an international currency. However, since being established in the late 90s the single currency has always been somewhat less than the sum of it’s parts and has yet to challenge the US do...
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A recovery booster?
Interview for Bruegel’s newsletter How significant is the new German fiscal package? €130 billion over 18 months is a very significant package, given that the German federal budget stands at around €350 bill...
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EU-China trade and investment relations in challenging times
This report written for the European Parliament can be found here. ...
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The Independence of the Central Bank at Risk
This article was first published by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung in German, Friday 29 May 2020. The ruling of the German Federal Constitutional Court (GFCC) of May 5 on the ECB’s monetary policy affects not only the re...
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An equity fund for a zombie-free and EU-wide recovery
This opinion piece was originally published in Le Monde and in Il Sole 24 Ore. Illuminated open signs are going out all over Europe, some will not be lit again in our life-time. Many however will reignite, but only thank...
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