Die Welt ist süchtig nach Öl und Gas – das spielt Putin in die Karten
Mein Interview im Spiegel...
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A phase out of Russian oil may be less effective than a tariff at reducing Putin’s rents
A punitive tariff on all energy imports from Russia would be a better choice than a gradually phased-in embargo on selected fuels. The European Union’s plan to target Russian oil in the context of its latest sanctions pa...
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A tariff on imports of fossil fuel from Russia
Read the full opinion as published in Welt and Rzeczpospolita. Following the Russian attack on Ukraine, major sanctions have been imposed, most notably with the aim of limiting Russia’s access to hard international curre...
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War in Ukraine: What is the effect on Central and Eastern Europe?
How is the war in Ukraine affecting the countries in the central and eastern parts of Europe, the countries that are closest to the ongoing conflict?In this episode of the Sound of Economics Live, Bruegel Director G...
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Гунтрам Волф: Митата върху руския петрол и газ са по-добър вариант от ембаргото
My interview in Bulgarian Capital newspaper....
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Three ways Europe could limit Russian oil and gas revenues
Our latest letter in Nature, DOI, with a somewhat misleading title…. Here is the pdf....
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The EU without Russian oil and gas
The EU and the West need to acknowledge and accept the fact that European liberal democracy is being defended in Ukraine – a clearer message to Putin is needed. A slow and gradual phasing out of Russian fossil fuel is ne...
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How Europe can defeat Russia’s divide and rule strategy in the long term
The European Union will have to bolster members most vulnerable to Russian blackmail and rethink the structure of European energy markets in order to effectively counter Putin. This opinion was originally published in Ca...
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