Rebecca Christie
@rebeccawire.bsky.social
The Sound of Economics at Bruegel, the Brussels-based think tank. Talks about economics in bars www.rebeccawire.net
Our new issue features contributions from @pawelzerka.bsky.social @lucyaash.bsky.social @nvondarza.bsky.social @agathedemarais.com @henninghoff.bsky.social @josephdeweck.bsky.social @rebeccawire.bsky.social @fraghi.bsky.social @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social & more! ip-quarterly.com/en/ipq-summe...
IPQ Summer 2026 Issue: In Search of New Partners
The 24th issue of INTERNATIONALE POLITIK QUARTERLY focuses on the European Union adjusting its alliances.
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The economists of the future are on the podcast of today - this episode is a winner, give it a spin.
Bruegel@bruegel.org · 2mo ago↗️AI, demographics and China 🌐 How young economists see the big challenges of our times 🗣️ Théo Storella in conversation with host @rebeccawire.bsky.social, Maria Catarina Louro and @tschenk.bsky.social. 🔗 Listen to the podcast now: buff.ly/FcOKINW
🪙💵Money, stablecoins and the dollar 🗣️Barry Eichengreen, in conversation with Lucrezia Reichlin & host @rebeccawire.bsky.social, discusses the future of the dollar and of global currencies. 👂 Listen to the podcast now: buff.ly/ZUK1KYi #EconSky
💡 For more on the defence industry, watch the latest episode of The Sound of Economics, with @rebeccawire.bsky.social, @guntramwolff.bsky.social and journalist Sharon Weinberger. 🎧 buff.ly/2vmqmg5
Weapons, war and confusion
How will Europe and the US build and pay for the arsenals of the future?
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"I have some doubts" - outgoing ECB VP Luis De Guindos, asked about the progress of financial integration during his time in Frankfurt.
Is China the new Germany of the global economy? What to do about it? Listen to @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social explain here or check out the whole podcast
Bruegel@bruegel.org · 4mo ago❓ Why are global imbalances rising, and why does it matter? 🗣️ @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social in conversation with @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @wederdim.bsky.social discussing "The New Global Imbalances", a new joint @cepr.org & Bruegel Paris Report. 👂 Listen to the podcast now! buff.ly/WWd918N
🚗 NEW PODCAST ALERT: Europe’s electric vehicle conundrum 🎙️In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host @rebeccawire.bsky.social speaks about electric cars with Bruegel’s @keliauskaite.bsky.social, Antoine Mathieu Collin & @bmcwilliams.bsky.social 👂 Listen to the podcast: buff.ly/7VoFpFN
Europe’s electric vehicle conundrum
What to do about Chinese overcapacity, EU subsidies and the electric transition
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NEW! "Stablecoins, the Digital Euro and the Future of Monetary Sovereignty in Europe" New issue featuring contributions from @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social @rebeccawire.bsky.social @christianpfister.bsky.social @brittaglennon.bsky.social and many more! Online now www.intereconomics.eu/archive/year...
SAFE researcher Tobias Tröger joined @rebeccawire.bsky.social, @proffionasm.bsky.social, and Reinhilde Veugelers on @bruegel.org's latest podcast episode of "The Sound of Economics" to discuss the 28th regime. 🎧 Tune in here: www.bruegel.org/podcast/what... @lawfinfrankfurt.bsky.social
What the heck is a 28th Regime?
The European Commission’s new plan for business law, in context
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If you're looking for a weekend listening and for catching up on the latest developments about Italy and Europe, this @bruegel.org podcast is for you! A conversation between @francz.bsky.social and I, hosted by @rebeccawire.bsky.social. www.bruegel.org/podcast/ital...
Italy and Europe
Slow growth, high debt and the paradox of Giorgia Meloni
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💶 The real justification for the digital euro? Monetary sovereignty The best argument for the #digitaleuro is to discourage ghosts of the euro crisis from returning to haunt Europe 💡 Read the First Glance by @rebeccawire.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/lX9e9xB #EconSky
🎙️Nature as equity 🌿 ⁉️ How can public money and financial markets work together to protect the environment? 🔊 @estellecantillon.bsky.social in conversation with @rebeccawire.bsky.social and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social 👂️Listen to the podcast: buff.ly/c3uwiEb
Georgieva: "we are not yet realizing how much the world has changed." It is time to face the unthinkable. Follow the debate live or watch the recording later, see below.
Bruegel@bruegel.org · 6mo ago🔴 LIVE NOW: Global and European economic outlook: in conversation with Kristalina Georgieva 🕐 12:45-13:45 Join us for a fireside chat with Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the IMF and @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social, Director of Bruegel. 🔗 buff.ly/HOok36s
Nobody has ever had a decade like Rob Reiner from 1984 to 1992. A truly astounding output. How we went from one director doing A Few Good Men and When Harry Met Sally to being served up Iron Man 8 then Iron Man 9 is truly worth pondering.
Robert Hutton@roberthutton.co.uk · 8mo agoRob Reiner: the guy who directed that film you love. A short piece about one of the greatest runs of terrific movies from any director in the history of cinema. thecritic.co.uk/than...
🌏 EU-India: trading partners with potential🎇 Can Brussels and New Delhi work together to improve economic ties? 🗣️Professor Amita Batra in conversation with @rebeccawire.bsky.social and Ignacio Garcia Bercero Listen to the podcast now: buff.ly/IvbKaXf
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
Who's going where? What does China have to do with it? Listen for the whole story
Bruegel@bruegel.org · 10mo ago❓Western Balkan migration: win-win or brain drain? Why have workers from the six countries been heading to Germany, and will they keep going or start to stay home? 🗣️ Herbert Brücker w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social, Nina Ruer and Nina Vujanović 🔗 Listen to the podcast: buff.ly/ClX0PLP
Almost done. Our Fall 2025 issue “Defending Europe‘s Economic Security“ will be out on Tuesday, marking IPQ‘s fifth anniversary — w/ Luuk van Middelaar, Hans Kribbe @jbenford-berlin.bsky.social @lucyaash.bsky.social @helenalegarda.bsky.social @rebeccawire.bsky.social @anandmenon.bsky.social et al.
"Central bank independence is rooted in the context of monetary stability. So it's not just a concept of efficiency, but an old idea to delegate to administrators with some degree of independence." 🗣️ Lucrezia Reichlin w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @francz.bsky.social. 🔗 buff.ly/iW3AMv0
All your ECB mission questions explored - don't miss this one.
Bruegel@bruegel.org · 11mo agoWhat does it mean to be an independent and credible central bank, and how do the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank stack up? 🗣️ @francz.bsky.social w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social & Lucrezia Reichlin. 🔗 buff.ly/iW3AMv0
Mario Monti, speaking @bruegel.org, on the EU's Google move: "I understand it's not a decision not to proceed, but it is a postponement of a decision, which is bad enough for the credibility of competition policy. I'm not sure I would have accepted this and remain in the position."
🎙️Where do insurance firms and pension funds invest? @rebeccawire.bsky.social is joined by Patrick Hoedjes from @eiopa.europa.eu, Jesper Berg, Marie-Sophie Lappe & David Pinkus to discuss how insurance funds invest in the global economy and present an upcoming paper by Bruegel. 🔗
Where do insurance firms and pension funds invest?
Europe needs long-term, patient capital to meet its investment needs. Where is the money going and how can policymakers help?
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A great honor for me to have this conversation with Enrico Letta, on the proposal to integrate all EU capital market supervision within a transformed, multicentric ESMA – also many thanks to @rebeccawire.bsky.social for hosting it!
Bruegel@bruegel.org · last yr.🎙️ The EU’s capital markets quest @rebeccawire.bsky.social is joined by Enrico Letta & @veron.bsky.social to discuss how to boost ESMA and the European capital markets union. 🔗 Listen to the episode:
"We have to take the lesson from the euro and the ECB success because at the beginning when we decided to have the euro, the idea seemed very sort of utopia...But then today, we have the euro and it works." 🗣️ Enrico Letta w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @veron.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/R1xXZ3z
"When we discuss Central Bank digital currencies, you have to take into account the development of Stablecoins & other developments that we are not even today in a situation to anticipate." 🗣️ Pablo Hernández de Cos w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social & Piero Cipollone @ecb.europa.eu 🔗 buff.ly/rOP5uiF
"We need to create a better dialogue between the European countries & the private sector...the dialogue can help us move faster also on the state & European level." 🗣️ Kädi Ristkok w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @tagliapietra.bsky.social on a common agenda for defence & climate 🔗 buff.ly/8BetdAg
🔍 ICYMI: The ECB’s Digital Euro and new operational framework: is there an overlap? Imène Rahmouni-Rousseau, Alberto Franco Pozzolo, @francz.bsky.social & @rebeccawire.bsky.social explored the developments in the CBDC, the operational framework, and their intersection 🔗Watch here:
The ECB’s Digital Euro and new operational framework: is there an overlap?
What happens when the digital euro meets the ECB’s new monetary policy tools?
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Europe needs to do more than "hope and pray and burn candles" in the face of a hostile U.S. administration , says @luukvmiddelaar.bsky.social speaking in Prague. Time to seek out other alliances and engagements and not just wait it out.
Come for the 10 minute brand new explanation of why the lights went out in Spain and Portugal. Stay for the @bruegel.bsky.social proposals on how to make a better grid. www.bruegel.org/podcast/wire...
Wired for the future: building Europe’s next-gen electricity grid
How smarter planning, better funding and political trust can supercharge the EU’s energy transition
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