# Blog

The Conference on the Future of Europe: vehicle for reform versus forum for reflection?

The approach of the European Union’s institutions to the Conference on the Future of Europe is muddled, with risks for the outcome. The European Union after several delays opened the Conference on the Future of Eu...

15th June 2021 by SERGIO FABBRINI, JOHN ERIK FOSSUM, MAGDALENA GÓRA AND GUNTRAM B. WOLFF 1209 views

# Publications

Conference on the future of Europe: vehicle for reform or forum for reflection?

In the absence of an explicit decision or prioritisation for the Conference on the future of Europe, political dynamics will decide its outcome. The reputational damage for the EU could be significant if both sides of th...

28th May 2021 by Sergio Fabbrini, John Erik Fossum, Magdalena Góra and Guntram Wolff 394 views

# podcast

The future of CAI

my conversation with Mikko Huotari Untangling the politics behind the EU – China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment Recent sanctions and counter-sanctions between the EU and China have put the future of the Comprehens...

14th April 2021 by Guntram Wolff 458 views

# Blog

The EU’s fiscal stance, its recovery fund, and how they relate to the fiscal rules

Joint EU borrowing to boost the recovery, if not treated as national deficit and debt, will substantially ease rules-based fiscal adjustment needs in southern and eastern Europe, but not in western and northern Europe. B...

5th March 2021 by Zsolt Darvas, Guntram Wolff 2530 views

# Interviews

selected interviews on vaccination delays

In national public radio: (link) BBC (The inquiry): (link) Le temps Switzerland: (link) New York Times: (link and link) ...

13th February 2021 by Guntram Wolff 345 views

# Blog, Interviews

Why has the EU been so slow to roll out a Covid vaccination programme?

This opinion piece was originally published on El País and the Guardian and Süddeutsche Zeitung Europe was not prepared for the pandemic, but it must now learn lessons and use all its financial and political resources. F...

29th January 2021 by Guntram Wolff 982 views

# Interviews

Der Klub der Klimaschützer

Mein Interview in Deutschlandfunk...

15th December 2020 by Guntram Wolff 370 views

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# Blog

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 Uri Dadush, Guntram Wolff 2249 views

# Publications

EU-China trade and investment relations in challenging times

This report written for the European Parliament can be found here. ...

4th June 2020 by ALICIA GARCÍA-HERRERO, GUNTRAM B. WOLFF, JIANWEI XU, NICLAS POITIERS, GABRIEL FELBERMAYR, WAN-HSIN LIU AND ALEXANDER SANDKAMP 874 views

# Publications

An effective economic response to the Coronavirus in Europe

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a major shock to the global and European economy. Most European countries need to take bold quarantine and lock-down measures, as has been done in Italy, to prevent an explosion of the ep...

12th March 2020 by MARIA DEMERTZIS, ANDRÉ SAPIR, SIMONE TAGLIAPIETRA AND GUNTRAM B. WOLFF 745 views