Bruegel event recordings

In the recent years “free” products and services have exploded in popularity. Social networks, web-based email, news services, mapping programs, video and music streaming, search engines - all are now widely offered to customers at zero prices. In fact, though often labelled as such, many of these products are not free. Consumers are exchanging their data for them. Only recently competition policy...

On 24 November we were delighted to welcome Miguel Arias Cañete, European Commissioner for Climate Action & Energy to Bruegel to discuss the new energy package which will be launched the following week. Commissioner Cañete discussed crucial topics of European energy policy such as incentivizing investments in renewable energy, ensuring security of electricity supply and energy efficiency, as well...

At this event Anatoli Segura Velez from Banca D'Italia discussed a new proposal on how to integrate the two tools in a macroprudentially coherent and transparent manner. He proposed in particular the introduction of a bank-specific Stress Test Buffer that adds to those in Basel III Pillar 1. He also emphasized the need to conduct stress tests with a procyclical severity, meaning that stress test s...

The number of digital platforms is currently rising in many countries and sectors. What are the opportunities of platforms and which kind of regulation and policy framework is necessary to promote healthy competition?

Two mega-trends are rapidly converging to reshape the European energy system: decarbonisation and digitalisation. Based on strong public policies, decarbonisation is already reshuffling the European energy mix, while industry-driven technological innovation is progressively opening-up new and potentially disruptive opportunities for evolving energy systems. These trends will transform the European...

The global economy is changing. How can Europe respond to the challenges and opportunities created by these shifts? At this event a panel of speakers will give different perspectives on the following questions: -Does the EU have in place the necessary instruments to compete in this new era? -What types of skills and jobs will be needed in the 21st century economy? -Is the EU allocating resources a...

Value-added tax (V.A.T.) on goods and services varies widely across the EU in terms of the level of the tax, the threshold of firms’ turnover above which it applies, and bureaucratic burdens that apply. Such differences have hampered cross-border trade within the (digital) single market. Removing those barriers would help small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), often cited as drivers of the econ...

This event was co-organised by Bruegel and the Kobe University Graduate School of Economics. Innovation is thought to be a key factor in bringing about economic recovery after the global economic crisis. On a global scale, Europe and Japan find themselves in a more worrying situation than the US. One reason for this is the weaker link between innovation and macro economy in Europe and Japan compar...

This event was co-organised by Bruegel and the Kobe University Graduate School of Economics. Innovation is thought to be a key factor in bringing about economic recovery after the global economic crisis. On a global scale, Europe and Japan find themselves in a more worrying situation than the US. One reason for this is the weaker link between innovation and macro economy in Europe and Japan compar...

This event was co-organised by Bruegel and the Kobe University Graduate School of Economics. Innovation is thought to be a key factor in bringing about economic recovery after the global economic crisis. On a global scale, Europe and Japan find themselves in a more worrying situation than the US. One reason for this is the weaker link between innovation and macro economy in Europe and Japan compar...

Forward-thinking investors have long known of the risks associated not just with climate change but with related systemic risks to long-term prosperity such as water scarcity and inequality of opportunity. In response, France has introduced an Energy Transition Law that includes regulations requiring investors to align their portfolios with a 2°C world. Different global financial centres are now a...

Why is Europe’s great monetary endeavor, the Euro, in trouble? A string of economic difficulties in Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and other Eurozone nations has left observers wondering whether the currency union can survive. At this event Markus Brunnermeier and Harold James presented their new book The Euro and the Battle for Ideas (co-authored by Jean-Pierre Landau) in which they argue that th...

The UK's decision to leave the EU was greeted with shock in Europe, and three months after the referendum there is still a lot of uncertainty about what happens next. On October 10, Bruegel and the Financial Times brought together a panel including FT editor Lionel Barber to discuss what Brexit means for business and politics, to offer insight into high-level discussions and to ask how the UK and...

Despite the return to economic growth, not all segments of society enjoy the same opportunities. In most countries, social mobility is weak. Moreover, children growing up in disadvantaged families tend to underperform when compared to their richer classmates. This educational underachievement leads to low employability. People with low educational levels also tend to have worse health conditions a...

Despite the return to economic growth, not all segments of society enjoy the same opportunities. In most countries, social mobility is weak. Moreover, children growing up in disadvantaged families tend to underperform when compared to their richer classmates. This educational underachievement leads to low employability. People with low educational levels also tend to have worse health conditions a...

Despite the return to economic growth, not all segments of society enjoy the same opportunities. In most countries, social mobility is weak. Moreover, children growing up in disadvantaged families tend to underperform when compared to their richer classmates. This educational underachievement leads to low employability. People with low educational levels also tend to have worse health conditions a...

In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, external imbalances were narrowing and remained fairly stable in recent years. Now, these imbalances are widening again, according to a multilaterally consistent IMF assessment of countries’ external positions, which includes current account balances, real exchange rates, external balance sheets, capital flows and international reserves. What are th...

The debate on how to deal with the sovereign and banking risk loop is at the center of the policy and regulatory debate. There is a widespread awareness that excessive exposures of banks towards sovereigns and vice-versa may be a source of systemic risk, under-rated by the current regulation. At the same time it is not clear how far limiting these exposures may in fact enhance or rather jeopardise...

At this event Jonathan Hill discussed the results of the European Commission consultation on the EU regulatory framework for financial services. His presentation was followed by a panel discussion with Gerhard Schick, Member of the German Parliament, and Kay Swinburne, Member of the European Parliament. To find out more about this event, visit http://bruegel.org/events/what-is-the...

Despite the recent drop in bilateral trade, China and Russia have been improving their economic relations for quite some time already. The commodity supercycle marked the beginning of the love affair after some difficult decades. Geopolitical reasons, including a common response to the US pivot towards Asia, may have also helped. At the current juncture, China’s Belt and Road Initiative, especiall...

Bruegel was pleased to host a frank discussion about the referendum result and its consequences. We brought together experts from the UK and its EU partners to analyse the referendum and what it means for Europe. To find out more about this event, please visit bruegel.org/events/britain-and-…ter-the-referendum/

Pathological microbes are increasingly resistant to antimicrobial treatments. The resulting health crisis is one of the greatest challenges facing society. At this event, Jim O'Neill will presented the Independent Review on Antimicrobial Resistance and a panel discussed how to tackle drug resistance. More information: http://bruegel.org/events/tackling-an...

After its first 18 months, how has the SSM affected the European banking system? While the report presented by Dirk Schoenmaker and Nicolas Véron contains very insightful analyses, covering both quantitative and qualitative aspects of the European banking landscape, their focus in the event was on the assessment of European banking supervision. You can find more information on the event and the to...

Spain is among the countries still recovering from the financial crisis. While misjudged investments were part of the cause, these past mistakes could offer lessons for the European banking union. You can find more information on the event here: http://bruegel.org/events/the-spanish-financial-crisis-lessons-for-the-european-banking-union/

As the economy moves online, it becomes more difficult for national tax authorities to collect revenue. How great is the impact, and what should corporate taxation look like in the digital age? You can find more information on this event here: http://bruegel.org/events/internet-taxation-challenges-and-policy-recommendations/