Inflation!? Germany, the euro area and the European Central Bank
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Belarus: a test for Europe’s foreign policy?
The forced landing of an internal EU flight is just the latest development in the President of Belarus’ efforts to cling to power. The recent forced landing of an internal EU flight to arrest opposition activist Roman Pr...
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core inflation not high: premature for ECB to tighten monetary policy
my CNBC interview...
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Digital European Economic Sovereignty? The Case of Semiconductors
Study prepared for the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET). The notion of European ‘strategic sovereignty’ is increasingly important in debates about the European Union. Given rapidly shifting...
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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...
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The great COVID-19 divergence: managing a sustainable and equitable recovery in the European Union
I presented this paper at the informal Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) meeting in Lisbon on 21-22 May 2021. It was covered by the FT and other papers. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the biggest global r...
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European strategic autonomy: a stronger euro comes with more responsibility
What does strategic sovereignty mean to and for Europe? European strategic autonomy is probably the single most used watchword in European circles, if only because of lack of consensus about what it entails. US bashing f...
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a live conversation with Gita Gopinath on global divergences
IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath joins Bruegel Director Guntram Wolff to discuss the uneven recovery from the pandemic with a live clubhouse audience....
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Reducing the mobility of SARS-CoV-2 variants to safeguard containment
When the coronavirus pandemic started in 2019/2020, a number of countries reacted early, closing down public life and reducing private contacts before contagion fully took off. Countries that failed to do this saw large ...
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Africa’s battle with COVID-19
How can we ensure a worldwide balanced and inclusive recovery from the Covid pandemic? Before the pandemic, Africa was experiencing unprecedented economic growth and poverty reduction. While many economies have faced dis...
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