Financing the EU budget: an assessment of five proposals for new resources Four of five new European Union budget ‘own resources’ proposed by the European Commission should go ahead with changes; the fifth should be scrapped

5️⃣ Financing the EU budget: an assessment of 5 proposals for new resources

Will the Commission's suggestions for revenue raising in the next EU budget support Europe's goals?

📑 Read the Analysis by @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social and @roeldom.bsky.social
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❓ Why are global imbalances rising, and why does it matter?

🗣️ @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social in conversation with @rebeccawire.bsky.social &
@wederdim.bsky.social discussing "The New Global Imbalances", a new joint @cepr.org & Bruegel Paris Report.

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EU sustainable finance: turning ambition into action THE RECORING OF THE EVENT IS NOW AVAILABLE!

🌳💶 EU sustainable finance: turning ambition into action
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With: @smerler.bsky.social; @rebeccawire.bsky.social; Patrice Cochelin and Joanna Sikora
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Where is industrial policy headed? Lessons from Europe and Asia What drives the new industrial policy?

❓Where is industrial policy headed? Lessons from Europe and Asia
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With: @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social; Reinhilde Veugelers; Paolo Pasimeni; Martin Raiser; Livio Romano and Franziska Ohnsorge
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📼 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). #EconSky

📊 Chart of the week: Views of children's financial future

📑 Read the Working Paper by Zsolt Darvas, Costanza Greppi Maturana, Alexandre Mendonça, @camille-reverdy.bsky.social, Bo Sangers & @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social

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Paris Report 4: The New Global Imbalances Global imbalances are back in focus. Central banks, international organizations, the G7 and the G20 are debating their causes and remedies. This Paris Report 4 – a joint CEPR-Bruegel initiative –…

This working paper is an expanded version of chapter 14 of the new joint @cepr.org and Bruegel Paris Report, The New Global Imbalances (Rey et al, 2026).

⬇️ Download the full Paris Report here: buff.ly/Mys5I87

The European Union’s external imbalances: past, future and policy Europe’s rising external surplus now rivals China’s, reflecting weak investment and growing surpluses, pointing to a need for pro-investment reforms

🌐 The European Union’s external imbalances: past, future and policy

🔖 Read the Working Paper by @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social, Costanza Greppi Maturana, Alexandre Mendonça, @camille-reverdy.bsky.social, Bo Sangers and @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social
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EU aid for domestic revenue mobilisation after the Sevilla Commitment The 2025 Sevilla Commitment renews the push for domestic revenue mobilisation, with the EU needing stable, targeted support for low-income partners

🌍 EU aid for domestic revenue mobilisation after the Sevilla Commitment

💡 The EU should lead on turning the Sevilla Commitment into credible action.

📑 Read the Policy Brief by @roeldom.bsky.social, Costanza Greppi Maturana and Pascal Saint-Amans
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Alongside many challenges, the new Hungarian government inherits a booming clean tech industry.

🇭🇺Hungary is the largest battery producer in Europe & an increasingly important EV manufacturer. For context, annual battery & EV exports are larger than oil imports.

EU sustainable finance: turning ambition into action Improving economic policy

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🟢💶 EU sustainable finance: turning ambition into action

This event takes stock of current policy, explore how sustainable finance interacts with the Capital Markets Union, and discuss how regulatory frameworks translate into real investment flows. #EconSky

💡 Hungary is Europe's clean tech manufacturing powerhouse. It has the largest operational manufacturing capacity for battery cells in Europe. Additional plants are under construction.

For EVs, it ranks sixth. The completion of Chinese carmaker BYD's plant will more than double existing capacity.

🚨 Hungary’s future

🔴 How Hungary’s historic election changes the EU and the economic outlook

🗣️ @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social in conversation with host @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @heathergrabbe.bsky.social on The Sound of Economics.

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Out now! Paris Report 4: The New Global Imbalances In partnership with @bruegel.bsky.social Edited by Hélène Rey, @wederdim.bsky.social & @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social Download: ow.ly/OuuG50YI837 #EconSky #ebook

Out now! Paris Report 4: The New Global Imbalances
In partnership with @bruegel.bsky.social

Edited by Hélène Rey, @wederdim.bsky.social & @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social

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🌍📄The new global imbalances: the launch of Paris Report 4
🗓️28 April 2026 12:30-13:30 CEST

At this event, selected authors will discuss why global imbalances matter again, what has changed since the pre-crisis era, and how policymakers should respond. #EconSky

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Paris Report 4: The New Global Imbalances Global imbalances are back in focus. Central banks, international organizations, the G7 and the G20 are debating their causes and remedies. This Paris Report 4 – a joint CEPR-Bruegel initiative –…

This essay is a modified version of chapter 1 of the new joint @cepr.org and Bruegel 2026 Paris Report, The New Global Imbalances (Rey et al, 2026).
It is published in parallel as CEPR Policy Insight 148.

⬇️ Download the full Paris Report here: buff.ly/Mys5I87

The new global imbalances: why care, why now and what should be done? This essay analyses the causes of, and remedies for, external imbalances, and what countries should do if they do not decline

⚖️ The new global imbalances: why care, why now and what should be done?

🔍 With a foreword by @pisaniferry.bsky.social, this essay by @wederdim.bsky.social and @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social lays out the policy issues raised by the return of global imbalances.

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Why are global imbalances rising, and why does it matter? Is the dollar at risk? Is China the new Germany? How to manage rising external deficits and surpluses

🚨 Why are global imbalances rising, and why does it matter?

🎙️ In this episode of The Sound of Economics, @rebeccawire.bsky.social speaks about global imbalances with @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social & @wederdim.bsky.social.

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🔴 LIVE NOW: Where is industrial policy headed? Lessons from Europe and Asia
🕐 13:00-14:15 (CEST)

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Hungary’s new beginning – under tight fiscal constraints The long-awaited change of government gives Hungary an opportunity to tackle tough economic and social challenges while re-aligning with Europe

🔨 Hungary’s new beginning – under tight fiscal constraints

The long-awaited change of government gives #Hungary an opportunity to tackle tough economic and social challenges while re-aligning with Europe.

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🚗 Europe’s electric vehicle conundrum

🗣️ @keliauskaite.bsky.social in conversation with host @rebeccawire.bsky.social, Antoine Mathieu Collin & @bmcwilliams.bsky.social

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📊 Chart of the week: General government net financial liabilities in G7 countries, % of GDP

🗾 What fiscal adjustments will be needed for #Japan to ensure debt sustainability?

📑 Read the Working Paper by Tomomi Miyazaki, @marie-lappe.bsky.social and @roeldom.bsky.social
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Debt sustainability in Japan and the case for a fiscal council Rising rates are testing Japan’s fiscal framework, with debt dynamics hinging on growth and pointing to the need for adjustment and a fiscal council

🗾 Debt sustainability in Japan and the case for a fiscal council

What fiscal reforms will be needed to ensure Japan can service its public debt?

📑 Read the Working Paper by Tomomi Miyazaki, @marie-lappe.bsky.social and @roeldom.bsky.social
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European power prices are split since the US-Iran conflict. Gas-reliant markets like Italy and Ireland have seen high prices (€140/MWh) while renewable rich regions including Spain, Portugal and Sweden see far lower prices (€40/MWh).

These are average wholesale daily prices (8am to 8pm).

⚡ Power prices have split across Europe since the US-Iran conflict.

Prices have surged in gas-reliant markets with interconnectors at capacity.

Renewable-rich regions have seen the lowest prices - like sunny Spain and Portugal and hydro-powered Sweden.

As @tagliapietra.bsky.social, @bmcwilliams.bsky.social and me wrote during the last energy crisis: We really need to solve Europe's energy data problem.

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Risks for Europe of US dominance of global asset management US firms’ rise in EU asset management may weaken sustainable finance, making tougher stewardship, ESMA supervision and autonomy urgent

💵 Risks for Europe of US dominance of global asset management

Should Europe be concerned about the growing weight of US firms in European asset management?

📑 Read the Policy Brief by Dirk Schoenmaker
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Could a Hormuz toll solve the oil crisis? I show that 80-95% of the toll would be paid by the Gulf states, meaning that the rest of the world is largely indifferent to a toll as long as oil supply is restored. (it's a simple tax incidence analysis) www.bruegel.org/analysis/cou...

Could a Hormuz toll solve the oil crisis and who pays? With a return to the pre-Iran conflict energy status quo unlikely, a Hormuz toll may be the next best option – but Gulf states would pay the most

⛔ Could a Hormuz toll solve the oil crisis and who pays?

🔍 @guntramwolff.bsky.social assesses what the possibility of a #Hormuz toll could mean both for the region and international energy markets.

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The ceasefire between the US and Iran is undoubtedly positive for global energy markets, as it could unlock significant volumes of oil and LNG currently stuck in the Gulf—bringing some immediate relief. That said, a quick return to normal conditions is unlikely 🧵