A decade of economic policy

Guntram Wolff looks back at the past decade of Bruegel contribution to economic policy in Europe.

As his time as Bruegel Director comes to an end, Guntram Wolff sits down with Giuseppe Porcaro to discuss the highs, lows and shifts of economic policy in Europe over the past decade and Bruegel’s contribution in an effort to improve it, from the euro area sovereign debt crisis, migration to Brexit, geoeconomics, the climate urgency and COVID-19.

Relevant publications and events:

#Eurozone: #ECB officials question whether #Euro has strengthened too much, by @OlafStorbeck and Ian Smith | Financial Times

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ECB officials question whether euro has strengthened too much

Policymakers at central bank fret that a surging currency increases the risk of inflation undershooting

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[Featured] #Trade: #EU splits weaken its hand in crunch trade talks with #Trump, by @_Zimmerfrau and @_AriHawkins | Politico

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EU splits weaken its hand in crunch trade talks with Trump

European capitals are pulling in different directions ahead of a decisive round of trade talks in Washington. 

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#EUDefence: The Italian job - How #Rome plans to work around #NATO spending hike, by @giuseppe_fonte, @AmanteAngelo and Gavin Jones | Reuters 

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The Italian job: how Rome plans to work around NATO spending hike

Italy, along with other NATO countries, has agreed to sharply increase defence spending over the next decade, but ...

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