Bruegel event recordings

The EU-LAC Economic Forum was established in 2016 as a high level gathering for in-depth research-based exchanges on economic issues between European, Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) policy makers and experts. This year’s edition featured three public sessions addressing strategic topics such as the future of regional integration, the 5G challenge and the EU-LAC collaboration, and the impact of...

The EU-LAC Economic Forum was established in 2016 as a high level gathering for in-depth research-based exchanges on economic issues between European, Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) policy makers and experts. This year’s edition featured three public sessions addressing strategic topics such as the future of regional integration, the 5G challenge and the EU-LAC collaboration, and the impact of...

The EU-LAC Economic Forum was established in 2016 as a high level gathering for in-depth research-based exchanges on economic issues between European, Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) policy makers and experts. This year’s edition featured three public sessions addressing strategic topics such as the future of regional integration, the 5G challenge and the EU-LAC collaboration, and the impact of...

This year all eyes are on Ukraine as the country goes to the polls twice. After electing a president in April, Ukraine will vote for a new parliament. This new government will be in charge of the Ukrainian economy for the next five years. This political change is unfolding as the Ukrainian economy is slowly recovering from the deep economic crisis of 2014-15, and is under the pressure of sovereign...

As the newly elected European Parliament and the new European Commission pick up their function, the EU Climate Strategy will be one of the major challenges going forward. Both the implementation at EU level and the translation into national energy coordination are full of potential controversies, be it on the speed of decarbonisation (2030, 2040), the targets (80% or 95% reduction by 2050), and -...

This event revolved around the topics tackled in the book Principles of Sustainable Finance by Dirk Schoenmaker and Willem Schramade. Finance is widely seen as an obstacle to creating a better world. In this book, authors explain how the financial sector can be mobilized to counter this. Using finance as a means to achieve social goals we could divert the planet and the global economy from their c...

For the sixth, and final, event of the joint Bruegel-FT Spitzenkandidaten series we were joined by Frans Timmermans, the lead candidate for the European elections of the Party of European Socialists (PES). We expect a passionate debate about the economic programme of this lead candidate. This event is a part of a series of talks and debates with Europe's Spitzenkandidaten and political leaders. Jo...

For the fifth event of the joint Bruegel-FT Spitzenkandidaten series we were joined by Manfred Weber, the lead candidate for the European elections of the European People's Party (EPP). This event is a part of a series of talks and debates with Europe's Spitzenkandidaten and political leaders. Journalists from the FT, along with a Bruegel Director or a senior scholar, will explore and challenge th...

For the fourth of the joint Bruegel-FT Spitzenkandidaten series we were joined by Jan Zahradil, the lead candidate for the European elections of the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR). This event is a part of a series of talks and debates with Europe’s Spitzenkandidaten and political leaders. Journalists from the FT, along with a Bruegel Director or a senior scholar, will explore an...

For the third of the joint Bruegel-FT Spitzenkandidaten series we were joined by Luis Garicano, one of the candidates for the European elections of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE). This event is a part of a series of talks and debates with Europe's Spitzenkandidaten and political leaders. Journalists from the FT, along with a Bruegel Director or a senior scholar, will expl...

For the second of the joint Bruegel-FT Spitzenkandidaten series we were joined by Bas Eickhout, the lead candidate for the European Elections of The European Green Party. This event is a part of a series of talks and debates with Europe’s Spitzenkandidaten and political leaders. Journalists from the FT, along with Bruegel’s Director or a Senior Fellow, will explore and challenge the main political...

For the first of the joint Bruegel-FT Spitzenkandidaten series we were joined by Yanis Varoufakis, the lead candidate for the European Elections of Democracy in Europe (DiEM25). This event is a part of a series of talks and debates with Europe’s Spitzenkandidaten and political leaders. Journalists from the FT, along with a Bruegel Director or a senior scholar, will explore and challenge the main p...

At this high-profile conference we look at the digital transformation and the disruption it may cause in various fields. Consisting of four panels, the event will provide a platform to look at 4 different aspects of the digital age: industrial policy, competition policy, Internet of things, and sustainability. http://bruegel.org/events/rethinking-industrial-policy-in-the-digital-age-challenges-for...

At this high-profile conference we look at the digital transformation and the disruption it may cause in various fields. Consisting of four panels, the event will provide a platform to look at 4 different aspects of the digital age: industrial policy, competition policy, Internet of things, and sustainability. For more information, see: http://bruegel.org/events/rethinking-industrial-policy-in-the...

At this high-profile conference we look at the digital transformation and the disruption it may cause in various fields. Consisting of four panels, the event will provide a platform to look at 4 different aspects of the digital age: industrial policy, competition policy, Internet of things, and sustainability. For more information, see: http://bruegel.org/events/rethinking-industrial-policy-in-the...

At this high-profile conference we aim to look at the digital transformation and the disruption it may cause in various fields. Consisting of four panels, the event will provide a platform to look at 4 different aspects of the digital age: industrial policy, competition policy, Internet of things, and sustainability. For more information, see: http://bruegel.org/events/rethinking-industrial-policy...

At this high-profile conference we look at the digital transformation and the disruption it may cause in various fields. Consisting of four panels, the event will provide a platform to look at 4 different aspects of the digital age: industrial policy, competition policy, Internet of things, and sustainability. For more information, see: http://bruegel.org/events/rethinking-industrial-policy-in-the...

This event featured a panel discussion on the recent European Commission communication for a new, long-term climate strategy for the EU entitled “A Clean Planet for All: A European Strategic Long-Term Vision for a Prosperous, Modern, Competitive and Climate Neutral Economy.” The communication, issued in November 2018, was presented by Raffaele Mauro Petriccione, Director General in the European Co...

After the economic crisis of 2008, private-sector spending took nearly a decade to recover. Yair Listokin thinks we can respond more quickly to the next meltdown by reviving and refashioning a policy approach whose proven success is too rarely acknowledged. Harking back to New Deal regulatory agencies, Listokin proposes that we take seriously law’s ability to function as a macroeconomic tool, capa...

The migration crisis of 2015 revealed the inadequacies of European legal tools in terms of asylum and, by extension, in terms of managing migration flows. In this context, Institut Montaigne jointly with Terra Nova have written a report which calls for a reform of the European asylum policy and for a rapid, unified response to the humanitarian emergency in the Mediterranean. Chair: Elina Ribakova,...

The rise of Eurosceptic parties all across Europe, the complex bargain after the Brexit vote, and the limited capability of EU institutions to react to economic and social crises have kicked off a comprehensive reform debate on the future of European integration. The debate has become more urgent due to diverging economic trends among the main economies participating in the Euro area. This event w...

At this event European Commissioner Pierre Moscovici discussed the European Commission’s proposal for a transition to qualified majority voting (QMV) in certain areas of shared EU taxation policy. His speech was followed by a panel discussion. Keynote speech Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Chair: Guntram B. Wolff, Director Johannes B...

What are the energy topics that will mark the next decade? How are the targets of at least 40% cut in greenhouse gas emissions, of at least 32% of Renewables and of 32,5% increase in energy efficiency set to shape the next decade? What are the institutions that we need and how will Brexit impact the Energy Union? Will Horizon Europe take the innovation imperative from promise to practice? Will Eur...

What are the energy topics that will mark the next decade? How are the targets of at least 40% cut in greenhouse gas emissions, of at least 32% of Renewables and of 32,5% increase in energy efficiency set to shape the next decade? What are the institutions that we need and how will Brexit impact the Energy Union? Will Horizon Europe take the innovation imperative from promise to practice? Will Eur...

The automotive sector is currently at the centre of a global transformation, driven by four key trends: electrification, autonomous driving, sharing and connected cars. Bruegel fellows Reinhilde Veugelers and Simone Tagliapietra have recently published a policy contribution investigating the position of the European automotive industry in a scenario in which electrification substantially progresse...