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1 month ago | 
bruegel.org | Rebecca Christie |Armin Steinbach |Jeromin Zettelmeyer |Zsolt Darvas
In the context of the push by the European Union for regional integration in the Western Balkans, this paper explores the barriers to, and prospects for, deeper intra-Western Balkan economic relationships. First, it addresses the pronounced bilateral economic relationships between Western Balkan countries associated with historical path-dependencies.
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1 month ago | 
bruegel.org | Zsolt Darvas |Jeromin Zettelmeyer |Rebecca Christie |George Papaconstantinou
AbstractSince mid-2021, the euro-area economy has gone through several shocks, leading to the highest inflation since the creation of the European Monetary Union. A forceful and persistent response from the European Central Bank, grounded in the monetary policy framework it agreed in 2021 ahead of the inflationary episode, has succeeded in bringing inflation down and delivering on the central bank’s price-stability mandate.
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1 month ago | 
bruegel.org | Armin Steinbach |Jeromin Zettelmeyer |Rebecca Christie |Niclas Poitiers
In this episode of the Sound of Economics, we look at Germany’s budget outlook under new Chancellor Friedric Merz and whether much-needed reforms to the so-called debt brake put Berlin on a collision course with Brussels. Host Rebecca Christie is joined by Bruegel's director, Jeromin Zettelmeyer, and Bruegel non-resident fellow, Armin Steinbach, to discuss the legal and economic implications.
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Mar 12, 2025 | 
bruegel.org | Rebecca Christie |Heather Grabbe |Guntram B. Wolff |Jeromin Zettelmeyer
In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Rebecca Christie is joined by Jeromin Zettelmeyer and Peter Praet to discuss the economic outlook for Europe and the United States, the impact of prospective tariffs, and the role of monetary and fiscal policies. The conversation touches on the impact of geopolitical uncertainties, structural reforms, and the ongoing debate around defence spending in Europe.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
lopinion.fr | Jeromin Zettelmeyer
« Cet examen tant attendu des lacunes de l’Europe en matière de compétitivité est exhaustif, analytique, nuancé et bien argumenté.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
cyprus-mail.com | Maria Demertzis |André Sapir |Jeromin Zettelmeyer |George Kassianos
By Maria Demertzis, André Sapir, Jeromin Zettelmeyer After every European election, Bruegel produces a series of memos to the new European Commissioners that will take office in Brussels. The first of those memos, published last week, is addressed to the presidents of the European Commission, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament. Our message is that the European Union will need to become more united when dealing with the multiple threats it faces now and in the future.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
bruegel.org | Patrick Bolton |Simone Tagliapietra |Zsolt Darvas |Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Policy brief This policy brief examines the economic case for advanced-country financial support for replacement of coal with renewable energy sources in EMDEs First glance The temptation to water-down the European Green Deal under pressure from the far-right must be avoided to keep the EU's green trajectory climate change decarbonisation european commission European Green Deal sustainable finance Policy brief This policy brief summarises the main features of the new European Union fiscal...
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Jun 17, 2024 | 
bruegel.org | Jeromin Zettelmeyer |Patrick Bolton |Jean Pisani-Ferry
The European Union’s greenhouse-gas emissions have been on a downward trend for about 15 years now, though the decline is happening too slowly. In contrast, emissions in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) continue to rise. Unless these countries significantly accelerate decarbonisation, global temperature rises will be impossible to contain within 1.5 to 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. A critical step is replacement of coal with renewable energy as fast as possible.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
bruegel.org | Zsolt Darvas |Luca Léry Moffat |Jeromin Zettelmeyer |Jean Pisani-Ferry
AnalysisWhile average household income is lower than GDP per capita, the poor have especially benefitted from income gains in central and eastern EU membersZsolt Darvas06 June 2024DatasetZsolt Darvas,Luca Léry Moffat,Catarina Martins andConor McCaffrey23 May 2024NewsletterJeromin Zettelmeyer13 May 2024Policy briefThe question is how exactly the EU should ‘de-risk’ its external economic relationships without foregoing the benefits of trade.
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May 12, 2024 | 
bruegel.org | Jeromin Zettelmeyer |Jean Pisani-Ferry
Five years ago, the biggest economic problems in Europe were revitalising growth and decarbonising while maintaining social cohesion. They still are. In the meantime, pandemic-related supply disruptions, the energy crisis provoked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and economic coercion by China have put another problem high on the agenda: economic security. How can Europe safeguard its economic security while maintaining the benefits of international trade and cooperation, including with China?
