a podcast on steel and what Donald Trump’s tariffs mean for world trade
my radio interview with radio France internationale in English...
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What budget for the EU? Principles, spending priorities and the impact of Brexit
Zsolt Darvas and I were asked by the Bulgarian Presidency to write a paper on the future of the EU budget, the MFF. The paper will be published soon but here is our presentation that I presented on 9 March in Sofia at th...
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Discussion on future of EMU in Swedish Parliament
I testified in the Swedish Parliament’s financial committee on the future of EMU and the implications for Sweden. The hearing was off-the record but my slides can be found here....
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Euro area governance: where next
Manfred Weber, Gideon Rachmann, Maria Demertzis and myseld in a free-flowing conversation on euro area governance....
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The new EU budget and the future of the Spitzenkandidaten process
Here, I frame the two debates that will dominate the upcoming meeting of the European Council – the shape of the next EU budget, and the method by which a new European Commission president will be appointed....
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Barnier: Brexit transition not a given
My contribution to the BBC’s world business report is here....
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US tax reform and implications for the German coalition agreement
Major recent reform of US tax laws represents a serious challenge to Germany, highlighting several weaknesses in the country’s economy. The formation of Germany’s coalition government represents an opportunit...
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What the German coalition agreement means for Europe
The final document on the German coalition agreement will have significant consequences for the European Union and the Eurozone. Bruegel director Guntram Wolff gives his assessment of the agreement’s key features i...
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Difficulties and opportunities in reallocating European Parliament seats post-Brexit
Summary: The European Parliament must carefully consider the reallocation of seats after Brexit, allowing for a potential shift in political alignment and working within parameters already agreed with Member States. Thi...
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European Parliament: More representative post-Brexit?
Brexit has afforded the European Parliament with the opportunity to reform – but will the current proposals for reallocating the UK’s 73 seats after 2019 fully realise that opportunity? In the latest chapter of ‘The Soun...
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