Talent grab: can the EU attract US scientists and innovators?
Ways for Europe to seize the moment and win over top-tier researchers
44m May 14, 2025
44m
Germany’s budget vs the EU: clash coming?
Germany has amended its constitutional debt brake to free up room for much needed defence investments. How does this align with EU law?
46m May 07, 2025
46m
[UPDATED] Wired for the future: building Europe’s next-gen electricity grid
New reflections on Europe's electricity grid system after the outage in Spain and Portugal
49m May 05, 2025
49m
Europe’s autonomy amid the US-China trade clash
As trade tensions between Washington and Beijing intensify, where does that leave Europe?
39m Apr 30, 2025
39m
EU Tech Rules: What to make of the first DMA fines?
How Brussels can regulate big tech in a time of trade wars
53m Apr 28, 2025
53m
The Western Balkans: a region in waiting
Stalled integration but a new growth plan for six countries bound to the EU by culture and geography
39m Apr 16, 2025
39m
Greece's debt crisis: a decade of resilience
Ten years after: economic growth, political change and the path forward for Greece
44m Apr 09, 2025
44m
Trump’s tariffs and the EU
A special live episode of The Sound of Economics podcast on tariffs
1hr Apr 03, 2025
1hr
How the war in Ukraine is reshaping EU-China relations
How the war is influencing Europe’s strategic and economic ties with China and Russia
42m Mar 26, 2025
42m
Ireland’s journey from crisis to confidence
A conversation on Ireland’s economic recovery, housing crisis, and international role
47m Mar 17, 2025
47m
Where are Europe's animal spirits?
A conversation with Peter Praet and Jeromin Zettelmeyer about the global economy
40m Mar 12, 2025
40m
The choices Europe must make to secure its future
Europe at a crossroads: security, strategy, and the future of Ukraine
44m Mar 03, 2025
44m
Is China headed for its own ‘lost decade’?
Comparing China and Japan’s economic slowdowns
25m Feb 27, 2025
25m
How to fix a staggering Germany
Federal elections expose Germany’s economic struggle
41m Feb 19, 2025
41m
The price of a liveable future: Financing climate action
How the global economy must adapt to the costs of climate change
48m Feb 12, 2025
48m
Satellites and Space Races: The role of Europe in the space economy
Stakeholders, demands, and funding of Europe’s space sector
51m Feb 05, 2025
51m
China's growing influence in the Western Balkans
Why economic security could be another reason to accelerate the Western Balkan's EU accession process
28m Jan 29, 2025
28m
20 years of improving economic policy: story of Bruegel, story of Europe
Bruegel’s founders recount the think tank’s creation and its journey to becoming a key player in Europe’s economic policy landscape
48m Jan 22, 2025
48m
The EU vs. Big Tech: Regulating for innovation and sovereignty
How should the EU regulate Big Tech and Artificial Intelligence?
39m Jan 15, 2025
39m
30 Years of the World Trade Organisation: Challenges, reforms, and the path ahead
Does multilateralism have a future?
49m Jan 08, 2025
49m
Vote, protect, prepare: 2024 in review
How will the EU springboard from the tumult of 2024 to meet the challenges ahead? In this episode of the Sound of Economics, Bruegel director Jeromin Zettelmeyer (https://www.bruegel.org/people/jeromin-zettelmeyer) and senior fellows Heather Grabbe (https://www.bruegel.org/people/heather-grabbe) and André Sapir (https://www.bruegel.org/people/andre-sapir) discuss the year that was with host Reb...
51m Dec 19, 2024
51m
Nature on the balance sheet: a financial perspective
How can businesses, governments and financial institutions work together to tackle the global biodiversity crisis?
38m Dec 17, 2024
38m
Global Gateway vs. Belt and Road: Europe's infrastructure vision
Can the EU deliver on its ambitious vision?
44m Dec 11, 2024
44m
The evolution of European public goods
How Europe has tackled the challenge of a common budget
42m Dec 04, 2024
42m
Closing the loop: the case for a circular EU economy
Why moving to a circular economy is essential in the fight against climate change
38m Nov 27, 2024
38m
UN and beyond: China's expanding global role
In an increasingly fragmented world, China is actively positioning itself to influence global governance
36m Nov 20, 2024
36m
From division to unity: 35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall
What was daily life like in Germany before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall? And how did reunification change everything?
1hr 3m Nov 13, 2024
1hr 3m
The US voted - what now?
 In this special live episode of The Sound of Economics podcast, Rebecca Christie (https://www.bruegel.org/people/rebecca-christie) sits down with Bruegel’s Heather Grabbe (https://www.bruegel.org/people/heather-grabbe) , Fiona M. Scott Morton (https://www.bruegel.org/people/fiona-m-scott-morton) and Guntram B. Wolff (https://www.bruegel.org/people/guntram-b-wolff) to discuss next steps after t...
59m Nov 06, 2024
59m
Counting sunshine: Solar energy data and public policy
How better information can fuel the green transition
31m Oct 29, 2024
31m
China's latest stimulus package: is it enough to save the economy?
A closer look into China’s recently announced stimulus measures
43m Oct 23, 2024
43m
What can Europe learn from Japanification?
Japan’s experience in dealing with an ageing population and deflation could provide important lessons for Europe and beyond
36m Oct 16, 2024
36m
Do the European Institutions really need language diversity?
This episode sheds light on how languages shape the European Union's unique identity and democracy
39m Oct 09, 2024
39m
Europe’s green global reach
How should the EU’s global green agenda evolve to balance decarbonisation, competitiveness, and strategic autonomy?
46m Oct 02, 2024
46m
How should the new European Commission engage with China?
The EU is at a moment of rethinking its policy toward China
37m Sep 25, 2024
37m
Population ageing is straining public debt
How shrinking working-age population and labour shortages will hit debt sustainability in European Union countries and globally
32m Sep 19, 2024
32m
Conversation with Eurogroup president Paschal Donohoe: Strengthening EU public finances, defence and security
A conversation with Eurogroup president Paschal Donohoe on how to harness EU public finances for new priorities like defence and security
27m Sep 11, 2024
27m
Unite, defend, grow: EU policy for the next five years
Bruegel fellows' recommendations to the EU institutions for the 2024-2029 cycle
45m Sep 04, 2024
45m
Through crises and their solutions – A farewell to Maria Demertzis
A fireside chat with Bruegel veteran Maria Demertzis on the past and future challenges in EU policymaking
34m Aug 28, 2024
34m
Making buildings greener: EU decarbonisation plans
How can the EU bridge the investment gap for energy renovations to meet climate targets?
35m Jul 24, 2024
35m
Narratives and reality: China’s economic engagements in Africa
Do the facts match the vision that Beijing is offering to the African continent?
41m Jul 17, 2024
41m
How hydrogen can reach its green potential
Hydrogen has the potential to be a renewable energy source under the right conditions
43m Jul 10, 2024
43m
Tariffs are not the cure to world trade problems
How do Brussels, Beijing and Washington navigate global trade-offs?
46m Jul 03, 2024
46m
Macron's snap election gamble
Dissecting the political turmoil in France following President Macron's surprising call for snap parliamentary elections
48m Jun 26, 2024
48m
Electrified tensions: EU's proposed tariffs on Chinese EVs
Electric vehicle tariffs are not the first trade tariff the EU has imposed on China, and they likely will not be the last
34m Jun 20, 2024
34m
EU-UK relations: Brexit, Scotland, Ireland
What will a UK Labour victory mean for Brussels?
46m Jun 12, 2024
46m
How the financial sector can speed up the green transition
Is corporate finance really an obstacle to a more sustainable world?
31m Jun 05, 2024
31m
Europe's economic future
Discussing June’s EU elections and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s campaign for a new term.
36m May 29, 2024
36m
Should foreign companies still do business in China?
The uncertainties for foreign firms operating in China
28m May 22, 2024
28m
Managing the What Ifs: Europe, China and world trade
How should the EU de-risk its external economic relationships without foregoing the benefits of trade?
41m May 15, 2024
41m
NATO and the EU - who does what for European defence?
As the war in Ukraine stretches on, how do the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation work together?
43m May 08, 2024
43m