European electrification is edging forward. New Eurostat data show electricity's share of final energy demand rose by 0.7 percentage points between 2021 and 2024. Growth, but not at the pace required to meet 2030 or 2040 targets.

📌 Ireland’s priorities ahead of the 2026 EU Presidency: a conversation with Thomas Byrne 🗓️ 27 May 13:30-14:30 @guntramwolff.bsky.social & Thomas Byrne (European Affairs & Defence Minister @gov.ie) discuss Ireland’s perspective on the EU ahead of its upcoming Presidency. #EconSky 🔗 buff.ly/3NSaJW5

📑 OUT NOW: Bruegel Annual Report 2025 We are pleased to share that Bruegel’s Annual Report 2025 has now been published. 💡 Delve into the biggest economic trends of the past year, as seen through the lens of Bruegel's research programme 🔗 Read here: www.bruegel.org/annual-repor... #EconSky

🔔UPDATED: US Foreign Military Sales🪖 💡With data up to May 2026 🔗 buff.ly/3G3OLbg 🖋️ @juanmejinoecon.bsky.social, @javier-ospital.bsky.social & @guntramwolff.bsky.social

➡️ How to move beyond Europe’s reduced-responsibility model With the favourable external conditions that once supported Europe unlikely to return, what should be next for the EU? 💡 Read the First Glance by Marco Buti, @gcorsetti.bsky.social and @annapeychev.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/iUUN2wd #EconSky

NEW🚨Investment in clean tech manufacturing facilities is falling worldwide. In this new note, we examine ongoing trends in solar, batteries and EVs across Europe, the United States and China. First of a new series of Bruegel-Rhodium Group quarterly briefings. www.bruegel.org/analysis/und...

Investment in clean technology manufacturing facilities is falling worldwide, despite global demand for clean technologies growing rapidly. Our new piece joint @bruegel.org @rhg.com unpacks what drives these trends. /4

Europe's electricity revolution is driven by solar. Since 2020, solar output is up 220 TWh, while coal and gas are down 90 TWh each. Wind up 75 TWh. For context, demand is ≈ 2,800 TWh. european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/s/wnox9g

📉 Why is global clean-tech manufacturing investment slowing? 🔍 Analysis by Benjamin Bjerkan-Wade, Hannah Hess, @mariejuge.bsky.social, @keliauskaite.bsky.social, Kate Larsen, @bmcwilliams.bsky.social, Hannah Pitt and @tagliapietra.bsky.social 💡 With @rhg.com 🔗 buff.ly/Dtfpowp #EconSky

🛡️ Weapons, war and confusion 🎙️ 🗣️ Sharon Weinberger in conversation with @rebeccawire.bsky.social and @guntramwolff.bsky.social on How Europe and the US will build and pay for the arsenals of the future. 👂 Listen to the podcast: buff.ly/FGD4GvW #EconSky

❓ When will Hungary adopt the euro? 🗣️ Julia Kiraly and Nicolas Veron discuss Hungary's revived euro adoption prospects as part of Bruegel's Finance Focus series. 🔗 Catch up on the recording by visiting: buff.ly/KDCEMSd

🌏 All indications show that #China 's government plans to use the upcoming #Trump-Xi meeting to address what it considers an internal, inalienable and indisputable matter: reunification with the island of #Taiwan. 🗞️ By @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/8QeqZco #EconSky

Here is my commentary published by @bruegel.org on #Trump's upcoming visit to #Beijing. www.bruegel.org/first-glance...

🪖 Who controls the defence industry? ❗ The #defence industry is gaining importance in Europe, but the methods by which states exercise control over it are poorly understood 📑 Working Paper by Marco Becht, @juanmejinoecon.bsky.social and @guntramwolff.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/KmMPtn4 #EconSky

🛟 Does the European Commission's state aid framework improve upon similar initiatives announced in response to geopolitical shocks? 💡 Read the First Glance by @roeldom.bsky.social and @tagliapietra.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/SthZ7Qe #EconSky #Iran #EU #Energy

NEW🚨The European Commission responded to the Iran energy shock by putting forward a new temporary state aid framework intended to enable EU countries to ramp-up support to sectors severely exposed to the crisis. Here is our first assessment of the scheme. www.bruegel.org/first-glance...

🎙️ NEW PODCAST: Weapons, war and confusion 🪖 In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host @rebeccawire.bsky.social talks about the defense industry with Bruegel’s @guntramwolff.bsky.social and journalist Sharon Weinberger. #EconSky

🔔 UPDATED: 2026 European energy crisis fiscal response tracker 💭 How are European governments responding to the 2026 energy shock? 📊 Explore the updated dataset by @bmcwilliams.bsky.social, Thomas Mramor, @aroth.bsky.social and @tagliapietra.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/HlVKMkJ #EconSky

💡 EU imports of Chinese plug-in hybrids are growing. They are exempt from EU tariffs on pure battery electric vehicles. At the European Council in June, the Commission will seek a mandate to develop new tools to counter Chinese overcapacity - potentially including plug-in hybrids.

In July 2024, the EU introduced tariffs on pure battery electric vehicles imported from China. Importantly, plug-in hybrid vehicles remain exempt. While BEV imports have stabilised at €500M monthly, trade flows have adjusted and plug-in hybrid imports have grown to €350M.

NEW🚨European governments’ measures to address the current energy crisis are ignoring past lessons and long-term goals. Our latest analysis, building on the new Bruegel fiscal response tracker. www.bruegel.org/first-glance...

🚨 The fiscal fault lines of Europe’s energy shock 🪙 European measures to address the latest energy crisis are ignoring past lessons and long-term goals. 📝 Read the First Glance by Thomas Mramor, @aroth.bsky.social & @tagliapietra.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/07FcLSe

European natural gas storage operators took advantage of a sunny May bank holiday weekend to accelerate injections. Consequence is that required daily filling to meet 80% target falls from 0.26% pts to 0.25

🔔 UPDATED: Global trade tracker ➡️ China's February export surge: driven by increased shipments of computer chips, automobiles & electronics to non-US markets #EconSky 🔗 buff.ly/EkQwgTK 🖋️ Madalena Barata da Rocha, @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social , Costanza Greppi Maturana & @marie-lappe.bsky.social

Daily power prices average €21 in Spain since March. A new study finds that Spanish renewable expansions in the last two years have cut wholesale prices 24%

🌱 💶 Future-proofing and creative destruction: how EU sustainable finance can find a way forward 🗣️ In this week's episode of The Sound Of Economics @rebeccawire.bsky.social discusses the EU Omnibus and sustainable finance w/ @smerler.bsky.social & Dirk Schoenmaker #EconSky 👂️ Listen: buff.ly/eoePVXo

🌍 Global imbalances are back – without policy action, they may unwind through financial stress, trade conflict or both ⚡️Launching the Bruegel-CEPR Paris Report 2026 🎤 @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social @sebastienfmjean.bsky.social Signe Krogstrup, Tamim Bayoumi @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social @cepr.org

🌱 Labour Day: where does the EU stand on a 'social Europe'? 🧑‍🏭 How can the EU improve labour market conditions for all workers? ✉️ Revisit the September 2024 Memo by Duygu Güner and @davidpinkus.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/09Px8Jy #EconSky

It has been a solid week of European natural gas filling. Daily rates are 0.26 pp / day, continuing at this pace would see storages reach 80% by 1 November (the EU agreed target).

📊 The April 2026 update for the China Economic Database is out now! 🟢FOCUS: China’s slowing deflation 🔗 Explore the dataset: buff.ly/VoLD42f 🖋️ @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social Robin Schindowski, Théo Storella and Jianwei Xu #EconSky

🌱 💶 Future-proofing and creative destruction In the latest episode of The Sounds of Economics, @rebeccawire.bsky.social discusses how EU sustainable finance can find a way forward with @smerler.bsky.social & Dirk Schoenmaker. #EconSky 👂️ Listen now: buff.ly/eoePVXo

Rising petrol and diesel prices are encouraging more Europeans to make the switch to electric vehicles. A monthly record 230,000 new EVs were bought in March 2026, accounting for more than 20% of new vehicles sold.

🚘 New monthly record! More than 230,000 electric vehicles were registered in the EU in March. The upward trend comes as the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz has dramatically increased the price of petrol and diesel.

Last week, the EU Commission published a plan outlining how to address the Iran energy crisis: ❓How to read the AccelerateEU plan? @bruegel.org First Glance with @tagliapietra.bsky.social 🔗 www.bruegel.org/first-glance... 1/4

Updated @bruegel.org European gas import data for week 17 📊 download data: www.bruegel.org/dataset/euro...

⚠️ How can risks associated with broad political changes be quantified, and what are the implications of political risk for financial markets and policymakers? 🔍 Read the Analysis by Vito D. Gala, Giovanni Pagliardi, Ivan Shaliastovich and @stavroszenios.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/m3c2qQY #EconSky

www.bruegel.org/first-glance... new op-ed with @guntramwolff.bsky.social for @bruegel.org

🪖 Europe beyond unanimity on #security How can Europe extend qualified majority voting to progress rapidly on #defence cooperation? 💡 Read the First Glance by @francesconicoli.bsky.social, Roel Beetsma and @guntramwolff.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/nbofYY3 #EconSky

📣 STARTING NOW! 🌍️ The new global imbalances: the launch of Paris Report 4 With @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social, @sebastienfmjean.bsky.social, Signe Krogstrup, Tamim Bayoumi & @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social will launch @cepr.org & Bruegel's fourth Paris Report Watch the livestream: buff.ly/RB6kguM

📣 NEW DATASET 💭 What measures have European governments put in place to respond to the 2026 #energy shock? 📊 Explore the new dataset by @bmcwilliams.bsky.social, Thomas Mramor, @aroth.bsky.social and @tagliapietra.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/HlVKMkJ #EconSky

NEW🚨How are European governments responding to the ongoing energy shock? Our new @bruegel.org dataset illustrates that governments have so far committed almost €10 billion in fiscal measures to cushion the impacts of the US-Iran war on energy bills. www.bruegel.org/dataset/2026...

European governments have committed > €10 billion to cushion the impact of the US-Iran war on energy prices. 🇪🇸 Largest announced package in Spain at € 5 billion. Four-fifths of support is via tax cuts. Joint @bruegel.org work with @aroth.bsky.social @tagliapietra.bsky.social and Thomas Mramor.

🏦 Banking reform in the EU: a conversation with Frank Elderson ⚡️Some highlights from our event with Frank Elderson, member of the Executive Board of the @ecb.europa.eu, @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @veron.bsky.social. 🌐 For more events visit: buff.ly/w72txTX 🎥 Watch the recording: buff.ly/yqlitaS

As EU natural gas demand picked up again after 2024 - its reliance on LNG imports reached new records.

🎙️ Exploring Chinese trade deflection 📦 @vvicard.bsky.social of @cepii-paris.bsky.social in conversation w/ Isabelle Mejean of @sciencespo.bsky.social @yuyunzhan.bsky.social & @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social on a chapter from joint Bruegel @cepr.org Paris Report. Listen: buff.ly/GqwF6pJ #EconSky

🌍️ The new global imbalances: the launch of Paris Report 4 🗓️28 April 12:30-13:30 @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social, @sebastienfmjean.bsky.social, Signe Krogstrup & @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social will discuss global imbalances, launching @cepr.org & Bruegel's fourth Paris Report. #EconSky 🔗 Link: buff.ly/RB6kguM

Natural gas storages are nearly one-third full. European governments aim to have them four-fifths full by November. That will require roughly doubling daily filling to 0.25 % pts. @bruegel.org new tool tracks daily filling across all European countries 👇

Europe is facing real threats, and real choices. I was delighted to be part of Why Europe Matters, a documentary that brings together voices from across the continent to make the case for a stronger, more united Europe. Watch the full film here: lnkd.in/dt-7fqCF

🔔 UPDATED: Russian foreign trade tracker 📊 Partial update up to March 2026. Data for aggregate of 38 countries up to Jan 2026. 🔗 buff.ly/OOEZHm1 🖊️ Anna Bahí, Madalena Barata Da Rocha, @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social and Marie-Sophie Lappe #EconSky