For the first time since 2019, EU gas imports in 2025 structurally increased compared to the previous year - and this increase is essentially covered by US LNG.

#Bruegel2025Wrapped 📶 The European Union needs more than the digital omnibus to make digital services competitive 💾 Will the omnibus proposals allow EU regulation to keep up with a rapidly evolving sector? 📑 Read the Analysis by Bertin Martens 🔗 buff.ly/SciVvGO

#Bruegel2025Wrapped 💡Ukraine: European democracy’s affordable arsenal 📑 Read the Policy Brief by @jfkirkegaard.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/xi9dbzn #EconSky

#Bruegel2025Wrapped 🪖 The governance and funding of European rearmament 📖 Read the Policy Brief by Guntram Wolff, Armin Steinbach and Jeromin Zettelmeyer 🔗 buff.ly/7U1WVCV #EconSky

🌍️Europe’s 2025 identity crisis: the year in review💭 🗣️@jzettelmeyer.bsky.social w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social, @tagliapietra.bsky.social & Reinhilde Veugelers 👂️Listen to our year-end podcast: buff.ly/dUumiji

#Bruegel2025Wrapped 🔁 The European single market: restarting the perpetual revolution 🚧 How can the Commission act to remove the barriers that continue to block the potential of the EU's single market? 📑 Read the paper by @roeldom.bsky.social and @niclaspoitiers.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/VvPG7hG

📊 Chart of the week: Oil and natural gas revenue in the Russian federal and consolidated budget, 2006-2025 ⚠️ How resilient is Russia’s economy after four years of war? 📑 Read the paper by Marek Dabrowski 🔗 buff.ly/1vjvuDG #EconSky

🔌The Western Balkan energy sector: between Russia, the European Union and the green transition 🖋️ Nina Vujanović, Rouven Stubbe & Maria Catarina Louro 🔗 www.bruegel.org/working-pape... #EconSky

#Bruegel2025Wrapped 🎙️Where do insurance firms and pension funds invest? 🗣️Marie-Sophie Lappe in conversation with @rebeccawire.bsky.social, Jesper Berg, Patrick Hoedjes and David Pinkus. 👂Listen back to the episode buff.ly/DSqzvyC

See how Europe is concluding 2025 with updated data from @bruegel.org European gas imports tracker for week 50, 2025. www.bruegel.org/dataset/euro...

❓How resilient is Russia’s economy after four years of war? ✒️ Read the Working Paper by Marek Dabrowski 🔗https://www.bruegel.org/working-paper/how-resilient-russias-economy-after-four-years-war #EconSky

#Bruegel2025Wrapped 👊 Breaking the deadlock: a single supervisor to unshackle Europe's capital markets union 📖 Read the Blueprint by @veron.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/JDA8LZo #EconSky

💻 Fixing data privacy consent: the GDPR seven years after 🗓️15 January 2026 13:00-14:00 Join us for this event which will discuss assessing market failures, regulatory gaps, and paths to reform. W/ Bertin Martens, @paulnemitz.bsky.social & Paul Twomey. 🔗 Sign up: buff.ly/s0rxXqZ

🔍 EU securitisation needs a more market-based approach ⚡ If the EU wants to emulate the strengths of the US capital market, it must broaden its ambitions. This can begin with taking a bigger view of securitisations. 🖊️ @rebeccawire.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/lYwbB1A #EconSky

NEW🚨 Europe is successfully building up battery and EV manufacturing capacity. Since 2017, companies have invested €38 billion in battery manufacturing facilities and €34 billion in EVs facilities. You can navigate our European Clean Tech Tracker here: european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org

#Bruegel2025Wrapped 💶 Bigger, better funded and focused on public goods: how to revamp the European Union budget ✒️ @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social, @roeldom.bsky.social, Marie-Sophie Lappe, Pascal Saint-Amans & @steinbacharmin.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/DlfNNIs #EconSky

The December update of the #China Economic Database is out now! 🚘 FOCUS: a surge in Chinese automobile exports 🔗 buff.ly/WMcqYKD 🖋️ @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social, Michal Krystyanczuk, Robin Schindowski, Théo Storella and Jianwei Xu #EconSky

🔋 Europe has a solid basis for battery and electric vehicle manufacturing growth 💡 Read the Analysis by @mariejuge.bsky.social, @keliauskaite.bsky.social, @bmcwilliams.bsky.social and @tagliapietra.bsky.social 📑 buff.ly/QDMesS7 📊 Clean tech tracker: buff.ly/9BdFXDI #EconSky

NEW🚨Our new analysis based on the European Clean Tech Tracker illustrates how Europe is successfully building up battery and EV manufacturing capacity, though mainly thanks to foreign investment. www.bruegel.org/analysis/eur...

🚶Demography at a turning point: growth, talent and the future of societies 🗓️14 January 2026 13:00-14:15 How demographic shifts reshape growth, labour markets and public policy? W/ Zsolt Darvas, Alexandra Dimitrijevic, @jfkirkegaard.bsky.social & Beata Javorcik. 🔗 Sign up: buff.ly/iuKMWLf

The EC’s long-awaited "Grids Package" is finally out. Moving toward a system-oriented approach for Europe's infrastructure is the right step, but it won't work in a black box. In my latest for @bruegel.org, I argue why transparency is important to making this effective.

#Bruegel2025Wrapped 🔍 European Union fiscal rules: it’s already time to reform the reform 💉 Why a surgical change rather than early easing of the EU's fiscal rules could improve their effectiveness for all member states. 📑 Read the Analysis by Lucio Pench 🔗 buff.ly/drY5OGW #EconSky

⚡ Europeanised energy infrastructure planning is a good idea if done right 🤝 But will the Commission's proposal foster the trust needed to make a centralised infrastructure work? 🔗 Read @aroth.bsky.social's First Glance: www.bruegel.org/first-glance... #EconSky

📣 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Bruegel is looking for two new development interns, who will support the development team's work in raising funds and nurturing Bruegel's strategic partnerships. 💡 Interested? Find out more here: 🔗 buff.ly/D19YzDI

#Bruegel2025Wrapped 🎉 This year, Bruegel celebrates its 20th anniversary. We organised a series of events in our members states, to bring important European conversations to the capitals. ▶️ Watch event recordings: www.bruegel.org/event-series...

🎙️ Europe’s 2025 identity crisis: the year in review @rebeccawire.bsky.social @tagliapietra.bsky.social Reinhilde Veugelers & @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social discuss the highs and lows of the past 12 months #EconSky

🪙 The European Union should embrace decentralised finance and make it safe 🌐 Could a hybrid system, utilising both a digital euro and regulated private money, address the risk of digital dollarisation? 🔍 Read the Analysis by Lucrezia Reichlin 🔗 buff.ly/31PMp1H #EconSky

🌏 EU-India: trading partners with potential🎇 Can Brussels and New Delhi work together to improve economic ties? 🗣️Professor Amita Batra in conversation with @rebeccawire.bsky.social and Ignacio Garcia Bercero Listen to the podcast now: buff.ly/IvbKaXf

📼 Events of the week! Miss them live? Catch up on this week's public events! All recordings are available on Bruegel's site (links below).

📊 Chart of the week: Member state interest in SAFE loans 🛡️ Is 'more Europe' in defence achievable? 📑 Read the paper by @jfkirkegaard.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/EmMzWGa #EconSky

💾 EU data processing consent reform must account for market incentives ✅ Can Europe make a success of the proposals made in the digital omnibus? 🖊️ By Paul Richter and Tillman Schenk 🔗 buff.ly/zg1Mvf2 #EconSky

🪖 The European Union and the war in Ukraine: more money, but not more Europe 💭 Will the EU continue to play a peripheral role in European military defence and national security considerations, or is 'more Europe' in defence achievable? 🖊️ @jfkirkegaard.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/EmMzWGa #EconSky

🎬 That’s a wrap! At Bruegel’s 20th anniversary event in Warsaw, jointly organised with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland, speakers gathered to discuss how to manage fundamental changes in geopolitics, with major consequences for the economy and domestic politics.

This is a hugely important topic and we had a great conversation -- listen in!

💡 EU-India: trading partners with potential 🌍 @rebeccawire.bsky.social, Professor Amita Batra and Bruegel Senior Fellow Ignacio Garcia Bercero discuss the European Union-India trade relationship and its potential. #ECONSKY Listen here

🔴 LIVE NOW: Europe’s tech dependency: risks and solutions 🗣️ How can Europe stay technologically independent? W/ @digitalmario.bsky.social, @robin.berjon.com, Darren Ennis and @alexandrageese.bsky.social 🔗 Watch the livestream: www.bruegel.org/event/europe...

🔴 LIVE NOW: 🪴What is Regime 0, and what could its implementation mean for Europe's growth? 🎤 Join the livestream now: buff.ly/DD7EjWO 📑 Read the Policy Brief: buff.ly/rBfsJrv 🖊️ @proffionasm.bsky.social and Reinhilde Veugelers #EconSky

We @bruegel.org track > 250 investments into European battery and EV manufacturing - a key finding is the importance of FDI: 🇨🇳 One-third of all ongoing investment now comes from China 🇰🇷 Korean companies own four-fifths of operational battery capacity

📈 One-third of ongoing investments into European battery and electric vehicle manufacturing comes from China. This opens a new chapter for the sector, which previously experienced large investments by US & South Korean firms. Link to navigate these flows: european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org

💡Regime0: Kickstarting growth with an EU wide startup incorporation regime 🗓️10 December 2025 11:30-12:30 JOIN US TOMORROW! W/ Reinhilde Veugelers, @proffionasm.bsky.social, Antonio García del Riego, Amaryllis Verhoeven, Martin Schoonbroodt and Robin Wauters. 🔗 Sign up: buff.ly/DD7EjWO

We launched our @bruegel.org EU Renewables Value Tracker based on great work by @mariejuge.bsky.social & @aroth.bsky.social: www.bruegel.org/dataset/eu-renewables-value-track Five insights 🧵: 1) The value of additional solar plants in south-east Europe and particularly Italy is still very high.

✨ NEW DATASET: EU renewables value tracker 📊 This new tracker quantifies and visualises the economic value of EU variable renewable energy sources. 🖊️ Compiled by @mariejuge.bsky.social, @aroth.bsky.social and @gzachmann.bsky.social 🔗 Explore the dataset here: buff.ly/g2rTPT3 #EconSky

📱 The European Union needs more than the #digital omnibus to make digital services competitive Will the omnibus proposals allow EU regulation to keep up with a rapidly evolving sector without stymieing innovation? 🖊️ Bertin Martens 🔗 buff.ly/YVPxPky #EconSky

🎙️ Inside the Nexperia crisis @yuyunzhan.bsky.social @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social & @marchijink.bsky.social examine the Nexperia case – the Dutch semiconductor firm owned by China’s Wingtech – and how it became a flashpoint in Europe’s evolving relationship with China. #EconSky 🔗 buff.ly/wWiKAvA

📼 Events of the week! Miss them live? Catch up on this week's public events! All recordings are available on Bruegel's site (links below).

⚡Europe’s tech dependency: risks and solutions 🗓️10 December 2025 13:00-14:00 🗣️ NEW SPEAKER CONFIRMED How can Europe stay technologically independent? W/ @digitalmario.bsky.social, @robin.berjon.com, Darren Ennis and @alexandrageese.bsky.social 🔗 Sign up for the event: buff.ly/sK1K87R

📊 Chart of the week: #AI chatbot market shares 🔍 Could increased reliance on AI for search functions lead to new competition-distorting effects? 📑 Read the paper by Bertin Martens 🔗 buff.ly/5wq1jyd

🐶 Can the Dutch tail wag the EU budgetary dog? 👍 Roel Beetsma and Marco Buti make the case for why this would be in the interests of the Netherlands and the EU alike. 🔗 buff.ly/0gy4GjP #EconSky

🔔 UPDATED: Russian foreign #trade tracker 📊 Partial update up to September and October 2025. Data for the aggregate of the 38 countries available up to August 2025. 🔗 buff.ly/upjwrCZ 🖊️ Madalena Barata Da Rocha, @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social and Marie-Sophie Lappe #EconSky

🔴 LIVE NOW: Europe’s clean, just and competitive transition: a conversation with Teresa Ribera ⌚ 11:00-12:15 Join us for a fireside chat with EVP @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu , @tagliapietra.bsky.social and @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social 🎥 Watch the livestream: buff.ly/YFcXC2Z