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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.
Blog post
06 June 2013
Is the French government right on Amazon?
Amazon is under pressure from the French government. The company has been accused of anti-competitive practices to monopolise the book market in Franc
Blog post
04 June 2013
Standard-setting abuse: the case for antitrust control
The issue: Standards reduce production costs and increase the value of products to consumers. Think about mobile phones: using the same technolog
Blog post
24 May 2013
„Es geht um das Wohl der Konsumenten“
Interview mit Bruegel-Forscher Mario Mariniello über die EU-Wettbewerbspolitik.
Blog post
24 May 2013
Der erste große Wechsel
Nie war die Aufgabe von Bruegel klarer und seine Stimme lauter als im vergangenen Jahr. In den zehn Jahren, die seit der Gründungserklärung von Präsid
Blog post
17 May 2013
Blogs review: Dealing with an impaired monetary transmission mechanism
What's at stake: Dealing with the fragmentation of capital markets along national borders and the resulting lack of funding for SMEs in the countries
Blog post
16 May 2013
The harmful impact of short-term troubles on long-term growth
Eurostat published yesterday the flash GDP growth estimates for the first quarter of 2013: euro-area GDP is down by 0.2% compared with the previous qu
Blog post
08 May 2013
German wages grow faster than euro area average – Spring 2013 Review
In December 2012 we published a blog post reporting that German wage growth rates (year-over-year comparison) for 2012 had been higher than
Blog post
07 May 2013
New EC spring forecasts: high uncertainty dominates outlook for Cyprus
Last Friday the European Commission released the spring update on their economic forecasts for European Union member states and some other advanced ec
Blog post
07 May 2013
The new competition rules for technology transfer agreements
On 18 April, Bruegel hosted a Competition Policy Lab. Competition Policy Labs offer an independent ‘hands-on’ platform for practitioners and acad
Blog post
30 April 2013
Has the U.S. outperformed the euro area due to inflation since 2007?
The nominal GDP growth differential between the U.S. and the euro area is striking: taking the latest forecasts of the European Commission into accoun
Blog post
30 April 2013
Which way for the ECB?
Ahead of the ECB meeting, the debate on the right course for euro area macroeconomic policies has re-emerged. An interesting new feature of the debate
Blog post
30 April 2013
A black market in Cyprus? Lessons from Venezuela
Wherever the government builds fences the market will place stairs to climb them. On March 28th, the Cypriot government imposed capital controls as a
Blog post
30 April 2013
Bruegel launches mobile website (BETA)
Bruegel launches m.bruegel.org – making all content easily available on all smartphones and tablets.
Blog post
29 April 2013
Who got their money out of Cyprus?
The Central Bank of Cyprus released data today on the amount of deposits in Cypriot banks at the end of March. The original rescue plan, inv
Blog post
24 April 2013
Jean Pisani-Ferry leaves Bruegel; Guntram Wolff appointed Acting Director
Today Bruegel’s Director Jean Pisani-Ferry was appointed Director of the French Prime Minister’s Economic Policy Planning Staff in Paris. Bruegel’s Bo
Blog post
23 April 2013
La voie étroite de l’intelligence budgétaire
Le débat sur l’austérité budgétaire a repris en Europe. Ce n’est pas étonnant.
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