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The year that tested us all

An overview of economic policy and beyond in 2020 As the year draws to a close, Giuseppe Porcaro invites Maria Demertzis, André Sapir and Guntram Wolff to review this eventful year in economic policy and beyond. The gues...

22nd December 2020 by Guntram Wolff 775 views

# Blog, Interviews

2021: The Year of the EU Recovery Fund

This is part of BRINK’s leadership series, in which we invited a few CEOs and leaders to reflect on the year that just passed and what lies ahead. BrinkNews Link 2020 has been a year of both record-breaking shock and dec...

22nd December 2020 by Guntram Wolff 909 views

# Blog, Interviews

Europe should promote a Climate Club after the US elections

This opinion is forthcoming in Handelsblatt, Corriere, El Pais, Helsingin Sanomat, Nikkei Veritas and other outlets. Time has come for Europe, the US and possibly China to create a global “Climate Club”. Global greenhous...

10th December 2020 by Guntram Wolff 1355 views

# Blog

The scarring effect of COVID-19: youth unemployment in Europe

Even before the pandemic, youth unemployment in the European Union was three times higher than among the over-55s. COVID-19 threatens to undo the last decade of progress: policymakers must act to avoid Europe’s youth suf...

2nd December 2020 by Guntram Wolff 1393 views

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Sizing up the world’s largest trade deal

What should be Europe’s strategy towards the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP)? On November 15 2020, the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Australia, China, Japan, Ne...

22nd November 2020 by Guntram Wolff 834 views

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The big brother is back?

I sat down with Esther de Lange, Vice Chair of the EPP group in the European Parliament to discuss the US elections and what they mean for the EU’s role in the world. With a Biden administration, there might be a d...

13th November 2020 by Guntram Wolff 777 views

# Blog, Interviews

Europe can’t afford to lose another generation to youth unemployment

my oped in The Guardian , El Pais , Die Zeit , Domani.it , LeMonde ...

12th November 2020 by Guntram Wolff 1152 views

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A European common tax space

My discussion with Sven Giegold on European tax policy Taxation is one of the few areas of financial policy which the general public has great interest in, as it affects their everyday life directly. But when we talk abo...

11th November 2020 by Guntram Wolff 879 views

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For the euro there is no shortcut to becoming a dominant currency

(Auch auf Deutsch auf Makronom) When created two decades ago, the euro immediately became the world’s second most important currency. But it has remained a distant second to the US dollar. Its internationalisation peaked...

13th October 2020 by Guntram Wolff 1589 views

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What should Europe expect from American trade policy after the election?

A Joe Biden Administration would have to decide to what extent to unpick the major United States trade policy shifts of the last four years. A quick return to comprehensive trade talks with the European Union is unlikely...

8th October 2020 by Guntram Wolff 2795 views