The Sound of Economics
The podcast by Bruegel.
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Vote, protect, prepare: 2024 in review
Europe’s tumultuous year of leadership change, climate challenge and the rise of industrial policy
Nature on the balance sheet: a financial perspective
How can businesses, governments and financial institutions work together to tackle the global biodiversity crisis?
Global Gateway vs. Belt and Road: Europe's infrastructure vision
Can the EU deliver on its ambitious vision?
The evolution of European public goods
How Europe has tackled the challenge of a common budget
Closing the loop: the case for a circular EU economy
Why moving to a circular economy is essential in the fight against climate change
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Podcast
20 December 2023
A year in review
As 2023 closes, we look back at some of the most important and interesting economic policy developments from Europe and the world.
Podcast
14 December 2023
Expectations and outcomes of the 24th EU-China summit
Was the Summit another ‘dialogue of the deaf’?
Podcast
13 December 2023
Ukraine’s future with the EU
What happens after the start of Ukraine's official accession talk?
Podcast
06 December 2023
The state of play on global tax
Discussing the latest developments in international tax cooperation.
Podcast
29 November 2023
The role of civil society in skills development
How can civil society help close the skills gap?
Podcast
22 November 2023
Greening EU fiscal rules
How to achieve debt sustainability and environmental sustainability in the bloc?
Podcast
15 November 2023
The evolution of EU-China relations
A glimpse into the evolving landscape of Europe's engagement with China.
Podcast
08 November 2023
Can/Should robots look after the young and the old?
Exploring the potential, ethics and the willingness of people to automatise unpaid domestic work.
Podcast
31 October 2023
EU financial stability in times of war
Delving into the EU economic and financial outlook amid geopolitical conflicts.
Podcast
25 October 2023
Charting Poland’s post-election path
What Poland’s election means for the country and for Europe.
Podcast
18 October 2023
Understanding local government debt in China
How can China navigate the country towards a more sustainable and balanced economic future?
Series
11 October 2023
Skills podcast series
Special podcast series celebrating European year of skills
Podcast
11 October 2023
Skills-based hiring: tackling the labour shortages
What is skills-based hiring and how can it improve labour or skill shortages?
Podcast
04 October 2023
Read with Bruegel: Ways of being
The search for more-than-human intelligence.
Podcast
27 September 2023
The state of play in EU-LATAM trade
Are we seeing a fatigue of ‘The Brussels Effect’?
Podcast
20 September 2023
Evaluating the European Commission’s fiscal governance proposal
Focusing on the fiscal adjustment that the first regulation would require of countries with debt above the treaty benchmarks.
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