# podcast

The Belt and Road anxiety

Is the Belt and Road initiative a global development plan or is it just a trade project? How concerned should the international community be with what is called the “project of the century”? This week, Guntra...

6th December 2019 by Guntram Wolff 28 views

# Blog, Interviews

Why border carbon adjustment is important for Europe’s green deal

This article was published in Brink News, Kathimerini, Le Monde, Helsingin Sanomat, Handelsblatt, Il Sole24 ore and Nikkei Veritas. The European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen is pursuing ambitious envir...

6th December 2019 by Guntram Wolff 36 views

# podcast

Ethics and Algorithms

Will EU tech regulations undermine its ability to innovate? From facial recognition to the production of “deep fakes”, artificial intelligence poses many ethical questions. In a world where China and the US are investing...

20th November 2019 by Nicholas Barret, Guntram Wolff 88 views

# podcast

Cars, steel and national security – the EU-US trade spat

I am joined by Alan Beattie, the author of the FT’s new Trade Secrets newsletter, and by Andre Sapir, Bruegel’s very own trade expert to discuss President Trump’s tariffs and whether or not they’r...

14th November 2019 by Guntram Wolff 112 views

# podcast

How to make the European Green Deal work (part 2)

Don’t worry if you missed part one because all of Bruegel’s pillars for a European Green Deal are created equal. This time, Nicholas Barrett and Guntram Wolff discuss industrial policy and the social conseque...

13th November 2019 by Nicholas Barret, Guntram Wolff 87 views

# podcast

How to make the European Green Deal work (Part One)

The European Green Deal will be a defining feature of Ursula Von der Leyen’s incoming Commission. But will carbon border taxes and single carbon prices be enough to make Europe climate-neutral by 2050? This week, N...

7th November 2019 by Nicholas Barrett, Guntram Wolff 281 views

# Blog

Demystifying carbon border adjustment for Europe’s green deal

European Commission President-Elect Ursula von der Leyen has made a strong plea to accelerate Europe’s transition to a “green” economy with the goal of achieving ambitious targets of reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emi...

4th November 2019 by Guntram Wolff 691 views

# Blog, Interviews

Politics, not policy will help Lagarde save the eurozone

This opinion piece was originally published by Politico When Christine Lagarde was tapped to become the next chief of the European Central Bank, her detractors were quick to argue her appointment was a mistake. Though sh...

4th November 2019 by Guntram Wolff, Rebecca Christie 251 views

# podcast

Brexit: a European Odysee

A discussion with Kalypso Nicolaïdis and Nicholas Barret....

10th October 2019 by Bruegel 224 views

# Publications

Hybrid and cybersecurity threats and the European Union’s financial system

This policy contribution (pdf) was written for and presented at the informal meeting of EU finance ministers and central bank governors (Informal ECOFIN) in Helsinki, 13 September 2019. Increasing cyber and hybrid risks...

15th September 2019 by Maria Demertzis, Guntram Wolff 266 views