# Blog, Publications

What role do imports play in European defence?

The European Union wants to reduce reliance on imported defence equipment, but the reliance seems to be overstated. Our analysis for Bruegel The European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS), published in March 2024, propo...

4th July 2024 by Juan Mejino Lopez, Guntram B. Wolff 250 views

# Blog, Publications

Debt financing European air defence

A case can be made for financing European air defence through issuance of EU debt. Our analysis on Bruegel. Introduction Ukraine is not the only part of Europe vulnerable to missiles and air attacks[1]. Cu...

28th June 2024 by Armin Steinbach, Guntram Wolff 227 views

# Blog, Interviews

European Union debt to boost European air defence

European Union borrowing could help fund air defence for the continent, while taking pressure off national defence budgets. Oped published on Bruegel, Economista, and others. Ukraine is not the only part of Europe v...

5th June 2024 by Guntram Wolff 197 views

# Interviews

China-Strafzölle auch von der EU?

Mein Interview im Deutschlandfunk, Theo Geers stellte die Fragen: https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/china-strafzoelle-auch-von-der-eu-interview-guntram-wolff-oekonom-bruegel-dlf-1b29067b-100.html...

15th May 2024 by Guntram Wolff 177 views

# Publications

Using the financial system to enforce export controls

Russian imports of battlefield goods that are subject to export controls, including from Western producers, have surged since mid-2022 and reached levels close to those prior to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. R...

6th May 2024 by Benjamin Hilgenstock, Elina Ribakova, Guntram B. Wolff, Anna Vlasyuk 160 views

# Blog, Interviews

Use the financial system to enforce export controls on Russia

Prohibition of Western tech exports to Russia is not working; rapid measures are needed to tighten up. Oped also published in FAZ and Le Monde Restrictions on exports of goods that are critical for Russia’s military indu...

29th April 2024 by Benjamin Hilgenstock, Elina Ribakova, Anna Vlasyuk, Guntram B. Wolff 185 views

# Interviews

Europäische Staatshaushalte in Schieflage?

Mein Interview im Deutschlandfunk: Hier...

2nd April 2024 by Guntram Wolff 160 views

# Blog, Publications

The European defence industrial strategy: important, but raising many questions

The European defence industrial strategy helps to focus thinking but has significant flaws This was first published on Bruegel. In the context of the war in Ukraine and the deteriorating security situation on the contine...

19th March 2024 by Guntram Wolff 288 views

# Teaching

Seminar: Economics of European Integration

I teach a seminar in the summer semester of 2024 on “The economics of European integration” at the University of Erfurt. Der Kurs findet als Block in Präsenz statt am 10. Mai: 13-19 Uhr 11. Mai: 9-15 Uhr 7. J...

4th March 2024 by Guntram Wolff 182 views

# Blog, Interviews

What We Need is a European Armament Commissioner

Opinion article in Politico. The current procurement model isn’t only expensive, fragmented and bureaucratic but, above all, it won’t be enough to counter the real threat posed by Putin. The current situation is deeply w...

3rd March 2024 by Guntram Wolff 199 views