# podcast

The macroeconomic policy response to the COVID-19 crisis

From the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) to “coronabonds”, the EU seems to be struggling to find an appropriate mechanism to tackle the economic crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic. What is really the ...

1st April 2020 by Guntram Wolff 744 views

# podcast

Banks and loan losses in the pandemic turmoil

The current pandemic is shaking the financial system. How can banks react ? Is a consolidation of the financial system in Europe needed in order to respond to this crisis ? Will our economies suffer from this pandemic as...

25th March 2020 by Guntram Wolff 789 views

# Interviews, podcast

Corona-Bonds wären ein Zeichen der Solidarität und Stärke

Mein Interview im Deutschlandfunk...

23rd March 2020 by Guntram Wolff 732 views

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From health crisis to economic crisis and now euro area crisis?

my conversation with Jean Pisani-Ferry and Maria Demertzis...

18th March 2020 by Guntram Wolff 756 views

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Coronavirus: the economic prognosis

The coronavirus is going to hit the global economy hard, but how hard? What can policymakers plan for the months ahead? Nicholas Barrett asks Guntram Wolff and Maria Demertzis about economic symptoms and treatments. &nbs...

10th March 2020 by Guntram Wolff 679 views

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Is the EU a superpower?

As China and the US battle for global supremacy, the EU seems to remain in the shadows. But what if the EU had been shaping the world economy all along without anybody noticing? Could its soft power be strong enough to s...

3rd March 2020 by Guntram Wolff 786 views

# podcast

Can the European Green Deal kill the single market?

The European Green Deal is one of the landmarks of Ursula von der Leyen’s Commission. But, without an ambitious investment behind it, what could be its potential implications for the EU? Could it go as far as to th...

27th February 2020 by Guntram Wolff 803 views

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The EU’s plan to catch up on artificial intelligence

While the US and China have been setting the pace when it comes to Artificial Intelligence, the European Union seems to be lagging behind. What are the Commission’s plans to finally catch up? Will AI increase the g...

16th February 2020 by Guntram Wolff 870 views

# podcast

The science of Brexit

Michael Leigh, Maria Demertzis and I discuss the future of EU-UK relations. Our special focus on future collaboration in research and development exemplifies how tricky it will be to reach an agreement....

30th January 2020 by Guntram Wolff 893 views

# podcast

AI in Europe: a conversation with Google’s CEO

This week, I talked to Google and Alphabet’s CEO, Sundar Pichai. We focused on AI, why and how it should be regulated and on whether we should worry about big companies like google. And many other things: listen in...

23rd January 2020 by Guntram Wolff 897 views