Global outlook and policy priorities – A conversation with Christine Lagarde and Guntram B. Wolff
On April 12 Bruegel organised an event with Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, who spoke about the global outlook and policy priorities ahead of the upcoming 2017 IMF Spring Meetings...
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Looking at Europe’s future from within
My speech at the WIIW in Vienna. Guntram Wolff (Bruegel) presented five priority areas for the European Union during his keynote speech at the wiiw Spring Seminar. Watch his full presentation here. As Director of the eco...
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EU Hilfen für Afrika: Warum sie nicht schnell Migration senken werden
Mein Interview für ZDF ist hier und hier. ...
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Europe’s role in North Africa: development, investment and migration
Paper prepared for, and presented at, the informal ECOFIN meeting of EU finance ministers in Malta on 8 April 2017. The paper is available here. Executive summary Africa’s population is projected to reach almost 2.5 bill...
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BBC4 -World Tonight and ORF talkshows
I participated in the Brüssel Inside talkshow of ORF. Here is the link. I also participated in BBC4, The World Tonight talkshow on Friday, 24 March. The podcast is here ...
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The Treaty of Rome at 60
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, which started the process of European integration. This presents an opportunity to reflect on the progress that has been made so far, and to disc...
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What future for Europe?
The Commission’s White Paper on the future of the EU sets out five scenarios, but misses some of the fundamental questions facing Europe. How should the EU interact with its neighbourhood? How can we manage the ten...
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