🎙️ The battle for the AI stack 💿️ 🗣️ Bertin Martens in conversation with @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social, Paul Triolo & @yuyunzhan.bsky.social on Europe’s options for AI in the midst of US-China strategic competition 🔗 Listen to the full episode: buff.ly/aT6Odwa #EconSky
🎙️ NEW PODCAST on AI stack battles @yuyunzhan.bsky.social and @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social are joined by Bertin Martens and Paul Triolo to take stock of the global AI race, from energy and chips to models and applications. ⏯️ Listen now: buff.ly/aT6Odwa #EconSky
The battle for the AI stack
Europe’s options for AI in the midst of US-China strategic competition
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This is @keliauskaite.bsky.social last gas-tracker update. So time for a big THANK YOU for the very productive and fun cooperation at Bruegel during the last three years! [We will reduce update frequency during summer and return to regular updates in September].
Ugne Keliauskaite@keliauskaite.bsky.social · last mo.Updated @bruegel.org European gas import data for week 26, June LNG and Q2 2026 gas imports by source: 📊 download data: www.bruegel.org/dataset/euro...
📦️ Europe's China shock 2.0 ‼️ A record surplus, a fractured response and the limits of Brussels' ambitions 🗣️ @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social in conversation with host @yuyunzhan.bsky.social and Philippe Le Corre 🔗 Listen to the podcast: www.bruegel.org/podcast/euro... #EconSky
📢 NEW PODCAST: Europe's China shock 2.0 @yuyunzhan.bsky.social & @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social invite Philippe Le Corre to examine the growing tensions at the heart of European Union-China relations. 🔗 Listen now: buff.ly/uHWyRAn #EconSky
Europe's China shock 2.0
A record surplus, a fractured response and the limits of Brussels' ambitions
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Brussels is mobilizing around a "China shock 2.0". EU states are moving toward tougher trade defenses, and several new reports warn of a "steamroller" of cheap Chinese exports hitting Europe's industrial core. (short thread 👇) My new piece for GMF @gmfus.bsky.social: www.gmfus.org/news/europe-...
Europe Braces for China Shock 2.0
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🇪🇺 As EU and Western Balkan leaders meet this week at the EU-Western Balkans Summit today, Bruegel research has examined the region’s path towards closer integration with the European Union. ✨️ With financial support from @open-society.bsky.social Western Balkans #Econsky 1/5
🔍️ Reassessing China's role in the Middle East 🎙️ @jonathanfulton.bsky.social in podcast conversation with @yuyunzhan.bsky.social & @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social to interrogate some persistent assumptions about China's role in the Middle East. #Econsky 🔗Listen here: buff.ly/gevqKX8
🎙️ NEW PODCAST: Reassessing China's role in the Middle East @yuyunzhan.bsky.social & @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social sit down with @jonathanfulton.bsky.social to interrogate some persistent assumptions about China's role in the Middle East. #Econsky 🔗 buff.ly/gevqKX8
Reassessing China's role in the Middle East
A complex region, persistent assumptions and the limits of Beijing's ambitions
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🚀 Leadership Announcement 🚀 We're thrilled to announce the appointment of Katharina Bergant and @tagliapietra.bsky.social as Bruegel’s new Deputy Directors. We’re excited for the insight, collaboration, and leadership they will bring to the organisation! 🔗 More information: buff.ly/tjIdybf
💥 New @bruegel.org dataset: the "2026 European energy crisis fiscal response tracker" 🔗 www.bruegel.org/dataset/2026... jointly developed with @bmcwilliams.bsky.social, Thomas Mramor, and @tagliapietra.bsky.social
2026 European energy crisis fiscal response tracker
This dataset provides an overview of the fiscal measures implemented by European governments to mitigate the 2026 energy shock in Europe
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🎙️ Exploring Chinese trade deflection 📦 @vvicard.bsky.social of @cepii-paris.bsky.social in conversation w/ Isabelle Mejean of @sciencespo.bsky.social @yuyunzhan.bsky.social & @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social on a chapter from joint Bruegel @cepr.org Paris Report. Listen: buff.ly/GqwF6pJ #EconSky
🎙️ Exploring Chinese trade deflection 📦 @yuyunzhan.bsky.social & @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social discuss a chapter from the joint Bruegel - @cepr.org Paris Report with authors Isabelle Mejean of @sciencespo.bsky.social & @vvicard.bsky.social of @cepii-paris.bsky.social. #EconSky
Exploring Chinese trade deflection
How much of what China can no longer sell to the United States ends up on Europe's doorstep?
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🎙️First assessment of China's 15th Five-Year Plan 📕 Can Beijing's new economic blueprint deliver in an era of deflation, demographic decline, and technology warfare? @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social in conversation with @berthofmanecon.bsky.social and @yuyunzhan.bsky.social 👂️Listen: buff.ly/Y5P3WPD
🎙️NEW PODCAST: First assessment of China's 15th Five-Year Plan @yuyunzhan.bsky.social and @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social speak with @berthofmanecon.bsky.social on China's economic and strategic direction through 2030. 🔗Listen here: www.bruegel.org/podcast/firs... #EconSky
First assessment of China's 15th Five-Year Plan
Can Beijing's new economic blueprint deliver in an era of deflation, demographic decline, and technology warfare?
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🏦 China’s financial system: big, powerful and still state-run 🎙️ @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social in podcast conversation with Fraser Howie & @yuyunzhan.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/M7miwPf #EconSky
🏦 China’s financial system: big, powerful and still state-run 🎙️ Podcast with @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social, Fraser Howie & @yuyunzhan.bsky.social 🔗https://buff.ly/M7miwPf
China’s financial system: big, powerful and still state-run
China’s vast banking system remains deeply shaped by the state. What does that mean for growth, stimulus and the Yuan’s global ambitions?
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Updated @bruegel.org European gas import data for week 5, 2026 I spoke with @nytimes.com about Europe’s growing reliance on US gas 📰 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/b... 📊 Download January LNG data: www.bruegel.org/dataset/euro...
🎙️The undervaluation of Yuan and its impact on European competitiveness 🗣️ @yuyunzhan.bsky.social @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social & Jürgen Matthes of German Economic Institute #EconSky
China’s Yuan and Europe’s industry: a growing imbalance
How exchange rates, overcapacity and price divergence are reshaping EU–China trade and why Europe may need new policy tools
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🆕 The EU boasts a solid industrial base for the manufacturing of both batteries and EVs, with €38 billion into EVs and €34 billion into batteries invested since 2017. We explore these investments in a new piece & argue that today's proposal to weaken 2035 CO2 limits is a policy blunder.
This is a hugely important topic and we had a great conversation -- listen in!
Bruegel@bruegel.org · 8mo ago💡 EU-India: trading partners with potential 🌍 @rebeccawire.bsky.social, Professor Amita Batra and Bruegel Senior Fellow Ignacio Garcia Bercero discuss the European Union-India trade relationship and its potential. #ECONSKY Listen here
We launched our @bruegel.org EU Renewables Value Tracker based on great work by @mariejuge.bsky.social & @aroth.bsky.social: www.bruegel.org/dataset/eu-renewables-value-track Five insights 🧵: 1) The value of additional solar plants in south-east Europe and particularly Italy is still very high.
🎙️ Inside the Nexperia crisis @yuyunzhan.bsky.social @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social & @marchijink.bsky.social examine the Nexperia case – the Dutch semiconductor firm owned by China’s Wingtech – and how it became a flashpoint in Europe’s evolving relationship with China. #EconSky 🔗 buff.ly/wWiKAvA
🎙️ Inside the Nexperia crisis @yuyunzhan.bsky.social @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social & @marchijink.bsky.social examine the Nexperia case – the Dutch semiconductor firm owned by China’s Wingtech – and how it became a flashpoint in Europe’s evolving relationship with China. #EconSky 🔗 Listen here
Inside the Nexperia crisis: what it means for Europe’s tech sovereignty
A story of semiconductors, geopolitics and Europe’s struggle to define its economic security in a world of rising US-China tensions
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📎 The case for delaying the application of the EU’s carbon border levy to electricity. We argue that the inclusion of electricity in CBAM creates more problems than it solves; ways should be found to exempt it @gzachmann.bsky.social and Rouven Stubbe @bruegel.org www.bruegel.org/analysis/cas...
📊 Chart of the week: Status of capacity mechanisms in the EU ⚡ Can capacity mechanisms be effectively coordinated across Europe? 👀 Read the Policy Brief By Pär Holmberg, @maurerchr.christophmaurer.de, Monika Morawiecka, Fabien Roques and @gzachmann.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/thcJkkR
♻️ The solution to Europe’s housing affordability crisis must include building decarbonisation 🏠 Is it a mistake to view #decarbonisation and improving #housing affordability as separate? 📝 Read the Analysis by @keliauskaite.bsky.social 🔗
The solution to Europe’s housing affordability crisis must include building decarbonisation
The EU can help tackle Europe’s housing crisis by reducing energy costs, decarbonising buildings and adhering to climate goals
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🌄 Paradoxical EU-China climate relations In this episode of The Sound of Economics, @yuyunzhan.bsky.social, @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social & @ctrasi.bsky.social discuss how the EU and China share a vision for a green transition but follow different paths. 🎧 www.bruegel.org/podcast/para...
Paradoxical EU-China climate relations
As COP30 approaches, what is the real state of EU–China climate relations?
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⚡ Is China turning into an “electrostate” — and how will that change the balance of global energy? 🗣️ @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social w/ @bmcwilliams.bsky.social and @yuyunzhan.bsky.social 🔗 Listen to the podcast: buff.ly/rriPrxP
