The Coronavirus outbreak presents a major challenge to the entire European Union and solidarity is an important part of the response to this unprecedented crisis.Cohesion Policy funding is playing a central role in the EU's Coronavirus Respo

A European response to the coronavirus crisis with Paolo Gentiloni I 6 April

Apr 6th, 2020 51m 44s

In our second event in our series with the Financial Times, Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni discussed the European response to the coronavirus crisis.

Braver, Greener Fairer: European Industrial Policy in times of coronavirus

Mar 19th, 2020 53m 15s

During this online event, Commissioner Thierry Breton spoke with Sam Fleming, Brussels bureau chief of the Financial Times, and Bruegel’s Director Guntram Wolff and discussed the European industrial strategy in face of the coronavirus.

Global competition and digital change: updating European competition policy (panel 1) | 9 March 2020

Mar 9th, 2020 1h 28m

The question whether trade policy instruments are fit for coping with the rise of state capitalism and a new dimension of state subsidies has already been discussed intensively in trade policy debates. Whether in this context competition law mi

Global competition and digital change: updating European competition policy (panel 2) | 9 March 2020

Mar 9th, 2020 1h 39m

On gains, losses, and trade-offs: the case of border carbon adjustment | 5 March 2020

Mar 5th, 2020 1h 21m

Border Carbon Adjustment (BCA) is justifiably one of top priorities of the European Commission. With a ten-year deadline to drastically lower the GHG emissions, the Commission is planning to test the new measures already later this year, potent

The resurrection of the European Banking Union | 20 February

Feb 20th, 2020 1h 23m

After 8 years, the European Banking Union has not achieved its two stated objectives: breaking future contagion between banks and sovereigns, and creating a true single market for banks.The aim of this event was to discuss possible solutions

A conversation with Philippe Donnet, Group CEO of Generali | 18 February

Feb 19th, 2020 44m 56s

At this event, the Group CEO of Generali, Philippe Donnet and Guntram Wolff, Director of Bruegel discussed the general state of the financial services industry. In addition, the conversation addressed many topical developments.What is the imp

The future of taxation in the EU: tax solidarity | 17 February

Feb 17th, 2020 1h 25m

At this event various aspects of the EU taxation policy were discussed such as the closing of the EU VAT gap, closer cooperation between Member States’ tax administrations, introducing a digital tax, and cracking down on tax paradises.These d

The future and quality of work in the age of AI | 5 February

Feb 5th, 2020 1h 30m

Although AI brings forth a wide array of possibilities, it raises many questions. Will AI systems substitute workers? Does AI increase inequality and job polarisation? Will the overall quality of work decrease? What are the recommended policy a

The future of think tanks and policy advice | 30 January

Jan 31st, 2020 58m 28s

This event is part of the "Why Think Tanks Matter" annual forum.What is the added value of think tanks? What is the role of new competitors, such as law firms, advocacy groups, PR firms and non-traditional media sources, in transforming polic

Take a chance on me: Sweden considers the Banking Union | 29 January

Jan 31st, 2020 1h 27m

Should Sweden join the European banking union? The Swedish government asked themselves the same question and commissioned an independent inquiry into the advantages, disadvantages and risks associated with participating in or remaining outside

A post-Brexit agreement for research and innovation | 28 January

Jan 29th, 2020 1h 42m

Bruegel and the Wellcome Trust have completed an ambitious simulated negotiation for a post-Brexit agreement on research and innovation. At this event, we will publish the project report, which tells the story of the negotiation process and mak

The state of health in the EU and the digitalisation of health promotion (session 1) | 22 January

Jan 23rd, 2020 2h 3m

At this event the state of health in the EU and the digitalisation of it was discussed. The first session consisted of an overview of the general state of health in the EU.In the second session the speakers considered the digital transformati

The state of health in the EU and the digitalisation of health promotion (session 2) | 22 January

Jan 23rd, 2020 1h 17m

Partnering with Europe on responsible AI: a conversation with Sundar Pichai, CEO Google and Alphabet

Jan 20th, 2020 38m 33s

In this event, Google's and Alphabet's CEO Sundar Pichai elaborated on his views on Artificial Intelligence.

How should we measure the digital economy? | 11 December

Dec 11th, 2019 1h 27m

The welfare contributions of the digital economy, characterised by the proliferation of new and free goods, are not well-measured in our current national accounts. In this event, we discussed how we can measure the value and contribution of fre

The great reversal-causes and implications of the rising corporate concentration in the US | 11 Dec

Dec 11th, 2019 59m 45s

- Due to technical difficulties, there is no audio from 1:13-2:44 -Thomas Philippon presented his thesis on market concentration. He explained the reasons behind the rising corporate market power in the US and drew conclusions of the implicat

Issues in productivity measurement | 4 December 2019

Dec 5th, 2019 12m 37s

This Bruegel public event was organised in the framework of MICROPROD, a research project that aims to improve our understanding of productivity, its drivers and the way we measure it. Panellists and participants took stock of the current chall

The role of China in global value chains

Nov 18th, 2019 1h 21m

This event looks at how the rise of China is affecting global value chains.

Improving regulatory policy formulation and institutional resilience in Europe

Nov 13th, 2019 1h 31m

Are large differences in the resilience of individual economies related to differences in the quality of country-level institutions that shape the absorption and response to these shocks? At this event we'll discuss the evolution of labour mark

The convergence in EU rules for insolvency and enforcement

Oct 31st, 2019 1h 25m

This event will assess the progress the EU has made with the convergence of national insolvency rules, and why progress in this area remains essential in achieving financial integration in euro area, and in further work on the EU capital market

EU-Japan conference: leaders in AI development

Oct 24th, 2019 1h 33m

This year’s EU-Japan conference, jointly organised by Bruegel and The Graduate Institute, Kobe University, will discuss Competition policy in the era of Artificial Intelligence.The conference will discuss the challenges brought by the economi