Who's going where? What does China have to do with it? Listen for the whole story

Almost done. Our Fall 2025 issue “Defending Europe‘s Economic Security“ will be out on Tuesday, marking IPQ‘s fifth anniversary — w/ Luuk van Middelaar, Hans Kribbe @jbenford-berlin.bsky.social @lucyaash.bsky.social @helenalegarda.bsky.social @rebeccawire.bsky.social @anandmenon.bsky.social et al.

"Central bank independence is rooted in the context of monetary stability. So it's not just a concept of efficiency, but an old idea to delegate to administrators with some degree of independence." 🗣️ Lucrezia Reichlin w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @francz.bsky.social. 🔗 buff.ly/iW3AMv0

All your ECB mission questions explored - don't miss this one.

Mario Monti, speaking @bruegel.org, on the EU's Google move: "I understand it's not a decision not to proceed, but it is a postponement of a decision, which is bad enough for the credibility of competition policy. I'm not sure I would have accepted this and remain in the position."

🎙️Where do insurance firms and pension funds invest? @rebeccawire.bsky.social is joined by Patrick Hoedjes from @eiopa.europa.eu, Jesper Berg, Marie-Sophie Lappe & David Pinkus to discuss how insurance funds invest in the global economy and present an upcoming paper by Bruegel. 🔗

A great honor for me to have this conversation with Enrico Letta, on the proposal to integrate all EU capital market supervision within a transformed, multicentric ESMA – also many thanks to @rebeccawire.bsky.social for hosting it!

"We have to take the lesson from the euro and the ECB success because at the beginning when we decided to have the euro, the idea seemed very sort of utopia...But then today, we have the euro and it works." 🗣️ Enrico Letta w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @veron.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/R1xXZ3z

This is a terrific piece

"When we discuss Central Bank digital currencies, you have to take into account the development of Stablecoins & other developments that we are not even today in a situation to anticipate." 🗣️ Pablo Hernández de Cos w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social & Piero Cipollone @ecb.europa.eu 🔗 buff.ly/rOP5uiF

"We need to create a better dialogue between the European countries & the private sector...the dialogue can help us move faster also on the state & European level." 🗣️ Kädi Ristkok w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @tagliapietra.bsky.social on a common agenda for defence & climate 🔗 buff.ly/8BetdAg

🔍 ICYMI: The ECB’s Digital Euro and new operational framework: is there an overlap? Imène Rahmouni-Rousseau, Alberto Franco Pozzolo, @francz.bsky.social & @rebeccawire.bsky.social explored the developments in the CBDC, the operational framework, and their intersection 🔗Watch here:

Europe needs to do more than "hope and pray and burn candles" in the face of a hostile U.S. administration , says @luukvmiddelaar.bsky.social speaking in Prague. Time to seek out other alliances and engagements and not just wait it out.

Come for the 10 minute brand new explanation of why the lights went out in Spain and Portugal. Stay for the @bruegel.bsky.social proposals on how to make a better grid. www.bruegel.org/podcast/wire...

🎙️EU Tech Rules: What to make of the first DMA fines? 🔍 Apple and Meta were hit with the EU’s first fines under the Digital Markets Act. @rebeccawire.bsky.social, Bertin Martens & @proffionasm.bsky.social discuss how Brussels can regulate big tech in a time of trade wars.

Thoroughly enjoyed speaking about mega electricity network investments on @bruegel.bsky.social's podcast, with @gzachmann.bsky.social & @rebeccawire.bsky.social. We talk investment targets vs. needs, the role of EU planning, and overcoming distributional challenges. www.bruegel.org/podcast/wire...

OUT TODAY: Our spring issue, The China Factor, featuring: @ivadica.bsky.social @henninghoff.bsky.social @tumarov.bsky.social @josephdeweck.bsky.social @rebeccawire.bsky.social @noahbarkin.bsky.social @ayaadachi.bsky.social @ljohnson.bsky.social and more! ip-quarterly.com/en/spring-20...

St Patrick's Day podcast on Ireland, out today from @bruegel.bsky.social . Gold stars for anyone who correctly names the opening tune. www.bruegel.org/podcast/irel...

Happy #StPatricksDay! ☘️ Today, we dive into Ireland’s journey from crisis to confidence. @rebeccawire.bsky.social speaks with Eamon Gilmore, former Foreign Minister, and @phonohan.bsky.social on Ireland’s recovery, housing crisis, and global role. #EconSky

🎙️ @rebeccawire.bsky.social @heathergrabbe.bsky.social & @guntramwolff.bsky.social examine the rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape in Europe, driven by the ongoing war in Ukraine, shifting alliances, and the changing role of the United States in NATO. Listen now! #EconSky

The ECB's recent payment outage should be a wake up call - backup systems are essential for digital payment and currency systems to maintain credibility. www.reuters.com/markets/euro...

German elections this week - get the scoop on what's at stake with this week's @bruegel.bsky.social podcast, featuring @niclaspoitiers.bsky.social and Jens Südekum www.bruegel.org/podcast/how-...

Dropping next week— a special *printed* issue of @ipq.bsky.social focused on European defense, available at the @munsecconf.bsky.social and via our website! w/special thanks to @siobhandowling.bsky.social @biettetimmons.bsky.social & Thorsten Kirchhoff

Government data is important! Crucial piece by @lizzieohreally.bsky.social slate.com/business/202...

Plumbing is political.

"Greenland resembles a Cadbury Creme Egg, with an outer, hard margin enclosing an interior of white ooze." - by @sarahderouin.bsky.social www.bbc.com/future/artic...

The inside story of Bruegel’s creation: a @bruegel.bsky.social podcast with @veron.bsky.social, @rebeccawire.bsky.social and @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social. How transformative ambition, elaborate governance and intellectual integrity shaped Bruegel and were key to its success.

Tradeoffs between industrial competitiveness and social fairness require hard choices and strong policy leadership, especially as the green transition proceeds, says @tagliapietra.bsky.social at @bruegel.bsky.social

"When we stop deepening into the single market, things tend to break down" says @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu speaking @bruegel.bsky.social. Reducing fragmentation essential to retaining market confidence - and selling bonds.

🎙️ The EU vs. Big Tech: Regulating for Innovation and Sovereignty In this episode of The Sound of Economics, @rebeccawire.bsky.social is joined by MEP Aura Salla and @proffionasm.bsky.social to explore the EU's evolving approach to tech regulation. 🔗

How will the EU springboard from the tumult of 2024 to meet the challenges ahead? Listen to our year-end podcast with with @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social, @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, André Sapir & @rebeccawire.bsky.social. #Econsky https://buff.ly/4fsHrym

🎙️ WTO at 30: Does multilateralism have a future? @rebeccawire.bsky.social, James Baxter and Ignacio García Bercero examine the achievements and crises that have shaped the organisation.

Our winter issue is here, featuring contributions from @henninghoff.bsky.social @jantechau.bsky.social Sławomir Sierakowski @josephdeweck.bsky.social‬ @nicolange.bsky.social @weberv.bsky.social @helenalegarda.bsky.social @rebeccawire.bsky.social & more! Check it out ip-quarterly.com/en/winter-20...

How will the EU springboard from the tumult of 2024 to meet the challenges ahead? Listen to our year-end podcast with @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social, @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, André Sapir & @rebeccawire.bsky.social. #Econsky

🎥 Missed our event earlier this week? Catch up on the insightful discussion with Uri Dadush, Ignacio García Bercero, and @rebeccawire.bsky.social about the global economic order and trade fragmentation. 👉 Watch the full event replay on our YouTube channel:

🌐 How can Europe safeguard its success in today's dynamic world? 💡 Read more in @rebeccawire.bsky.social 's latest First glance. #econsky

Save for success! My thoughts on how the EU could break down and move ahead on the retail savings logjam. For @bruegel.bsky.social www.bruegel.org/first-glance...

🎙️ The evolution of European public goods @rebeccawire.bsky.social, @manumourlon.bsky.social, Johanna Breuer and Federico Fabbrini explore the historical, legal, and political foundations of joint European financing. Listen to the full episode here: https://buff.ly/3BfB3MJ

I am thrilled to announce that I have joined @bruegel.bsky.social as an 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁 and 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄! 🎉 I will be diving into (European) economic issues, with a particular focus on hashtag #tax policy. Very excited to be part of such a brilliant team!

Check out our new podcast on the circular economy! We talk about all the benefits of using fewer resources and making them stretch further. With @rebeccawire.bsky.social @heathergrabbe.bsky.social and Janez Potočnik. open.spotify.com/episode/5Nof...

The Berlin Wall fell 35 years ago this month, opening the way for Germany to reunite and for democracy to spread across Europe. I had the honor of hosting a very special podcast with Guntram Wolff, Georg Zachmann and Marek Dabrowski for Bruegel www.bruegel.org/podcast/divi...

Blue Zones debunked? "The secret to living to 110 was, don’t register your death...In Okinawa, the best predictor of where the centenarians are is where the halls of records were bombed by the Americans during the war" theconversation.com/the-data-on-...

Hedge funds now make up half the secondary market for euro denominated government bonds. Is that good or bad? New ECB blog explores. www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/d...

As Mario Draghi prepares to publish his report on EU competitiveness and Ursula von der Leyen to announce the new Commission, my latest on why I am gloomy about Europe’s ability to rise to its common challenges

FT: in 2012, when she was in the front row of a conference in London listening to Draghi’s “whatever it takes” comment. Meeting the Italian afterwards, Lagarde remembers a breathless aide telling him that “markets are moving” and his cool response: “Oh really.” www.ft.com/content/c916...

So many good pieces out there on the politics of #EU #enlargement. Here is one on what it could cost, and why Ursula von der Leyen has to think about it even if she doesn't want to talk about it: t.co/OajbxAYaVf

Trying to make sense of how the EU is taking on Google, Apple, Meta and Microsoft? This podcast I recorded with Bertin Martens is a great place to start if you have 25 minutes to spare. www.reuters.com/breakingview...

#EU-#China relations are tense but necessary. Finding a common strategy will be challenging. https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/eu-members-china-cuddling-weakens-brussels-hand-2023-08-16/

Brexit happened. Time to start trading horses, not just arguing about whose best interest is the bestest. https://rse.org.uk/resources/resource/blog/the-uk-must-learn-that-concessions-cut-both-ways/