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How to reform and fortify the global financial system

In this Director’s Cut of ‘The Sound of Economics’ Guntram Wolff is joined by Bruegel’s mercator senior fellow Jean Pisani-Ferry, and by Tharman Shanmugaratnam, chair of the G20 Eminent Persons Group. A report from the E...

23rd October 2018 by Guntram Wolff 1944 views

# Blog

How could Europe benefit from the US-China trade war?

Versions of this article were published in Politico, Nikkei Veritas, Caixin, Caixin(English) and Die Zeit. Global trade tensions have steadily increased since President Donald Trump took office at the beginning of 2017. ...

18th October 2018 by Guntram Wolff 19697 views

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How does Italy’s budget fit with EU fiscal rules?

In this Director’s Cut of ‘The Sound of Economics’, Guntram Wolff welcomes Bruegel research fellow Grégory Claeys to assess how the new Italian budget proposals measure up against the existing EU fiscal rules. Italy’s ne...

9th October 2018 by Guntram Wolff 1816 views

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The Italian government budget proposal for 2019

Guntram Wolff welcomes Bruegel affiliate fellow Silvia Merler to evaluate the Italian government’s planned budget for 2019, in this Director’s Cut of ‘The Sound of Economics’ Six months after its election, Italy’s coalit...

28th September 2018 by Guntram Wolff 2066 views

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Developing the EU-China relationship amid rising global trade tensions

Following a conference at Bruegel, at a critical moment for the global economic system, Bruegel director Guntram Wolff is joined by Zhang Weiwei, director at The China Institute of Fudan University, together with Bruegel...

20th September 2018 by Guntram Wolff 1757 views

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# Publications

One size does not fit all: European integration by differentiation

THE ISSUE Reforming the governance of the European Union has become urgent for three reasons: to better deal with politically-sensitive topics, to manage greater external challenges and because future EU enlargement will...

19th September 2018 by Guntram Wolff 2059 views

# Publications

The EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework and some implications for CESEE countries

The European Union’s budget – which is fundamentally different from the budgets of federal countries and amounts to only about 1% of the EU’s gross national income – continues to be heavy on agricultural and cohesion spe...

17th September 2018 by Guntram Wolff 1565 views

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Europe’s migration policy challenge

Immigration is one of the most contentious policy matters currently facing the EU. In this Director’s Cut of ‘The Sound of Economics’ Bruegel director Guntram Wolff welcomes Ana Palacio, member of the Spanish council of ...

15th September 2018 by Guntram Wolff 1648 views

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# Publications

The economic potential and risks of crypto assets: is a regulatory framework needed?

This paper was paper written at the request of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the informal ECOFIN meeting of EU finance ministers and central bank governors (September 2018) and was pres...

6th September 2018 by Guntram Wolff 2026 views

# Blog

Overcoming the hurdles to Italian growth

This opinion piece was published in La Republicca. As the Italian government is contemplating its budgetary policy, it is useful to look at other countries’ experiences in how to deal with high debt levels. A salient exa...

4th September 2018 by Guntram Wolff 1839 views