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UN climate talks begin today at COP30 in Brazil. See how the EU can show its leadership and reaffirm its commitment to climate action. @bruegel.org
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How can the EU show leadership at COP30?
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November 10, 2025 at 3:29 PM
🚧 EU enlargement momentum risks falling victim to veto power

After years of marginal progress, EU enlargement talks have received an unexpected boost from geopolitical shifts.

🧂 But this optimism must be taken with a grain of salt.

🖊️ By Marek Dabrowski
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#EconSky
EU enlargement momentum risks falling victim to veto power
The path to European Union enlargement seems to be narrowing, with only a couple of countries currently able to squeeze through the gap
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November 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🚆See you in Brussels!
📅14 November 2025, 09:00-17:00 CET

As part of Bruegel’s 20th anniversary celebrations, we organise an event Friday on "Europe’s energy future: balancing climate goals and competitiveness", in collaboration with the National Bank of Belgium.

Register here: buff.ly/ZhpjMIG
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🤔 The 21st century economic consensus: rethinking policy and strategy
📅 12 November 2025 11:15-12:30 CET

How can Europe renew its economic and political vision in a fragmented global order? w/ Sara Hagemann, André Sapir, Andrés Velasco &
@jzettelmeyer.bsky.social

🔗Info: buff.ly/PNrboO4
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🤔 The 21st century economic consensus: rethinking policy and strategy
📅 12 November 2025 11:15-12:30 CET

How can Europe renew its economic and political vision in a fragmented global order? w/Tim Besley, Sara Hagemann, André Sapir, Andrés Velasco &
@jzettelmeyer.bsky.social

🔗Info: buff.ly/PNrboO4
November 10, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🪙Double Tax - why women pay it and what to do about it
📈Fixing gender inequality could reap big gains for the entire economy
@itsafronomics.bsky.social in conversation with Marie-Sophie Lappe and @rebeccawire.bsky.social on The Sound of Economics.

Listen to the podcast now: buff.ly/YHqk4yg
November 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🚆See you in Brussels!
📅14 November 2025, 09:00-17:00 CET

As part of Bruegel’s 20th anniversary celebrations, we organise an event on "Europe’s energy future: balancing climate goals and competitiveness", in collaboration with the National Bank of Belgium.

Register here: buff.ly/ZhpjMIG
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🤔 The 21st century economic consensus: rethinking policy and strategy
📅 12 November 2025 11:15-12:30 CET

How can Europe renew its economic and political vision in a fragmented global order? w/Tim Besley, Sara Hagemann, André Sapir, Andrés Velasco & @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social

🔗Info: buff.ly/PNrboO4
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🎬 That’s a wrap!

Bruegel marked its 20th anniversary in Dublin at the Department of Finance’s Annual Policy Conference, exploring how Ireland can plan for sustainable growth amid demographic, digital and geopolitical change.

Thank you to all participants for a wonderful day!
👀 Next stop: Brussels
November 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📣 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Climate economist

🌍 Bruegel is looking for a full-time Brussels-based researcher with expertise in the area of #climate.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

🔗 Want to learn more? Click here: buff.ly/VrN9Ec1
November 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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HELLO BELGIUM!!!!!!! Thank you @bruegel.org for introducing #TheDoubleTax to the EU airwaves.

One thing that BAFFLES me is that so many EU countries don't collect data on race so literal stories about Black people are absent from the numbers. We dig into that in this episode: #blacksky
November 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
📼 Events of the week!

Miss them live? Catch up on this week's public events! All recordings are available on Bruegel's site (links below).

Stay tuned for new events coming up!
November 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🪖 Understanding US foreign military sales globally since 2008

✈️ What are the trends and values of United States Foreign Military Sales, and how have they changed over time?

🖊️ By @juanmejinoecon.bsky.social, @javier-ospital.bsky.social and @guntramwolff.bsky.social
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#EconSky
Understanding US foreign military sales globally since 2008: an analysis of a new dataset
The paper presents a new dataset of all US Foreign Military Sales since 2008 and analyses global trends in volumes and equipment types
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November 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
📊 Chart of the week: Accrued-to-date pension entitlements in social insurance, % of GDP 2021

🔨 Can policy makers successfully reform national pension systems to encourage private savings?

👀 Read the First Glance by @jfkirkegaard.bsky.social here: www.bruegel.org/first-glance...
November 7, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🔴 LIVE NOW: 2025 "Triffin Lecture": Are global markets heading towards financial fragmentation?
⌚ 17:30-20:15 CET

💶 Join us for this event discussing what the implications of global financial fragmentation could be for the international role of the euro.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Update on European gas imports for week 44, 2025, including LNG imports by source for October 2025 @bruegel.org.
www.bruegel.org/dataset/euro...
November 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
🔬 What can Europe learn from China’s critical-tech innovation push?

With Europe lagging behind the US and China on critical tech, European policy makers must improve the EU's innovation environment.

📑Policy Brief by @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social and Michal Krystyanczuk
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#EconSky
What can Europe learn from China’s critical-tech innovation push?
China’s rise in frontier technologies narrows its gap with the US as Europe struggles with slow replication and fragmented research
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November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🪙 The real obstacle to EU capital market integration is unreformed pension systems

🔨 Will policy makers be able to pass the reforms to national pension systems needed to encourage private savings?

🔗 By @jfkirkegaard.bsky.social: buff.ly/uXy3YVF
#EconSky
The real obstacle to EU capital market integration is unreformed pension systems
Private pension savings in EU countries are limited by pension system design, meaning far less money than there could be for capital market investment
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November 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
🏦 Double tax – why women pay it and what to do about it

🎙️In this episode of The Sound of Economics, @rebeccawire.bsky.social, @itsafronomics.bsky.social and Marie-Sophie Lappe discuss gender inequality and how economics can help to fix it.

👂 Listen to the conversation:
Double tax – why women pay it and what to do about it
Fixing gender inequality could reap big gains for the entire economy
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November 5, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🔴 LIVE NOW: Supranational supervision: unlocking European capital markets
⌚ 13:00-14:00 CET

Join us for this event on the future of European capital markets supervision.

📹 Streaming here: buff.ly/2qyFx89
November 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
🪖Europe’s dependence on the US defence industrial base: source of transatlantic strength or geopolitical vulnerability?
🗓️12 November 2025 13:00-14:00

The future of European defence and dependence on others w/ @guntramwolff.bsky.social, Anne Fort & Ethan Kapstein.

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November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Guntram Wolff is sceptical that churning out more tanks or artillery will bring long-term economic gains. However, if European governments direct their money towards new technologies, this will “have broader economic benefits”. Time to modernise armed forces @bruegel.org

www.ft.com/content/ec99...
Will higher defence spending boost the European economy?
Deindustrialising regions hope for investment and jobs, but much will depend on how the extra money is spent
www.ft.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🚆See you in Dublin!
📅5 November 2025 14:00-17:00

As part of Bruegel’s 20th anniversary celebrations, we organise the event "Planning for Ireland’s future", together with the Irish Department of Finance as part of its Annual Policy Conference

INVITATION-ONLY

More info: buff.ly/3MsafsY
November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
❗ For those watching live – our apologies for the technical difficulties! The audio is back now, and a full recording will be made available later today.
🔴 LIVE NOW: Preparing for COP30: issues at stake, metrics of success and Europe’s role
⌚ 13:00-14:00 CET

Join us for this discussion on Europe's role in the future of climate cooperation!

📹 Watch the stream here: buff.ly/4Dw3w9P
November 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
🔴 LIVE NOW: Preparing for COP30: issues at stake, metrics of success and Europe’s role
⌚ 13:00-14:00 CET

Join us for this discussion on Europe's role in the future of climate cooperation!

📹 Watch the stream here: buff.ly/4Dw3w9P
November 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM