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The fiscal side of Europe’s energy crisis: the facts, problems and prospects
Europe needs to move beyond emergency fiscal responses and focus on structural changes to allow the EU to accelerate its decoupling from fossil fuels.
Is Europe failing on import diversification?
Despite a goal of economic self-reliance, the European Union’s imports are generally sourced from an increasingly limited set of suppliers.
The difficulty of designating gatekeepers under the EU Digital Markets Act
The European Commission should be more precise and transparent when designating gatekeepers under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act.
Europe’s half a million barrels per day diesel supply question
A new European Union embargo on Russian oil products should not affect EU diesel supplies and prices, but could encourage re-routing by Russia.
Web3: the next internet revolution
Tokenisation based on blockchain technology could bring radical changes to markets for goods and services.
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04 June 2014
An Italian déjà-vu
The European Commission published today its country-specific recommendations, in the context of the European semester. The leitmotiv, in the case of I
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04 June 2014
Chart of the week: Obama's lacklustre breakthrough on emissions
Compared to 1990 the US proposal on reducing emissions from coal fired plants by 30% compared to 2005 implies that total greenhouse gas emissions will
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03 June 2014
From mutual insurance to fiscal federalism
Almost exactly 25 years ago, the Committee for the study of economic and monetary union was presenting its report to the European Council ou
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03 June 2014
Blogs review: The economics of Scottish independence
What’s at stake: With the referendum on Scottish independence scheduled for September 2014 coming closer, the debate about the economics of Scott
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03 June 2014
Giuseppe Porcaro appointed Head of Communications
He joins Bruegel after completing his mandate as Secretary General of the European Youth Forum for the past five years.
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26 May 2014
After the elections: New European leadership needs to focus on results
Voters across the European Union have given a loud signal in the European elections that they are unhappy with their economic and social situatio
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26 May 2014
Blogs review: The Piketty data controversy
What’s at stake: While everyone praised the data collection effort behind the bestseller book “Capital in the 21st century”, Chris Gile
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23 May 2014
A ten-step program to tap India's great potential
It's all about productivity. India scores poorly on indexes of economic variables that are critical for economic efficiency -- worse than Brazil, Chin
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21 May 2014
Europe needs an energy ‘situation room’!
Gazprom's threat to cut gas exports to Ukraine in early June could result in the largest European gas supply pipeline running dry. And as long as the
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19 May 2014
Will voters turn out in the 2014 European parliamentary elections?
The extent of voter turnout in the 2014 European Parliamentary (EP) election is widely viewed as a critical test for European democracy. This may well
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19 May 2014
How unequal is the European Parliament’s representation?
The European citizens’ relative lack of interest in the European Parliament is often blamed by critics on its inherent inequality of representation.&n
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19 May 2014
Blogs review: Benign and malign deflation
What’s at stake: As Europe experiences disinflation and worries about deflation risks, a number of policymakers have advanced the idea that defla
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19 May 2014
China's financial liberalisation: interest rate deregulation or currency flexibility first?
In this follow-up, I argue that on top of these structural and institutional factors, there are also three short-term cyclical considerations in favou
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15 May 2014
Speech by Vítor Constâncio, Vice-President of the ECB, at the Asia Europe Economic Forum
Growth challenges for Asia and Europe
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14 May 2014
Southern Europe is suspicious: the evolution of trust in the EU
Analysis of the eurozone crisis and its consequences has started to consider its social, as well as political and economic, dimensions. Bruegel analys
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14 May 2014
The crowdfunding phenomenon
The concept of “crowdfunding” has increasingly drawn attention, most recently for its possible role in providing equity funding to start-ups. While th
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