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US tariffs on Chinese imports: managed trade is back
A hike in US tariffs is not a return to wholesale protectionism, and the European Union is unlikely to duplicate the US approach
De-dollarisation is all about de-risking
How to ensure European economic security in a world of interdependence?
German pension reform push crystallises challenges faced by many European countries
The burden of pension reform should be shared across generations, even if it is politically difficult
Xi’s visit underlines the hard choices the European Union faces on China
The EU cannot separate policy on China from its goals of containing Russia and ensuring economic security
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Opinion piece
06 June 2023
De-risking as an economic strategy
Maria Demertzis
Opinion piece
10 May 2023
Did the European Union Dodge the Energy Bullet?
Marek Dabrowski
Newsletter
05 June 2023
Russian LNG: what measures will help the EU kick the habit?
Simone Tagliapietra
Opinion piece
01 June 2023
China’s growing power in Latin America
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
01 June 2023
China’s weak recovery is turning off foreign investors
Quick rebound expected after the relaxation of zero-Covid policies has not materialised.
Alicia García-Herrero
Newsletter
29 May 2023
How should the EU deal with its rising borrowing costs?
Grégory Claeys
Opinion piece
25 May 2023
Europe’s critical struggle with its economic paradigm
As the European elections approach, the main policy choices are more existential than perhaps ever before.
Simone Tagliapietra and Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Opinion piece
23 May 2023
Looking backwards not forwards: why has the European Central Bank been slow to react?
Maria Demertzis
Newsletter
22 May 2023
Why is the G7 expected to issue a joint statement condemning 'economic coercion'?
Niclas Poitiers
Opinion piece
16 May 2023
China’s overseas lending needs a full-fledged debt restructuring
Alicia García-Herrero
First glance
19 May 2023
Central banks: uncertainty is the problem, not managing the trilemma
Regaining price stability is difficult but doable; the bigger problem facing central banks is economic uncertainty.
Francesco Papadia
Newsletter
16 May 2023
China and the US might not be decoupling but their technologies are bifurcating
Once the process of building alliances starts, it is hard to stop.
Alicia García-Herrero
Newsletter
15 May 2023
How can an EU industrial policy mitigate the effects of rising energy costs?
Giovanni Sgaravatti
Opinion piece
13 May 2023
The Commission’s Crisis Management and Deposit Insurance proposal has the potential to significantly improve banking resolution in the EU
The collapse of several US regional institutions and of Crédit Suisse has increased the urgency for crisis management reform in the EU.
Mathias Dewatripont, Peter Praet and André Sapir
First glance
11 May 2023
The age of competition in generative artificial intelligence has begun
Competition in generative artificial intelligence spurs disruptive, potentially beneficial innovations, but not without costs and risks.
Christophe Carugati
First glance
09 May 2023
Holdings limit will prove central to the digital euro’s future
The European Central Bank says its digital currency will not be a store of value, in contrast to global counterparts.
Rebecca Christie