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The full interactive trade dataset is available at the @bruegel.org European Clean Tech Tracker.

We will add a grouping by Mercosur countries in the coming weeks (other ideas always welcome).

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Bruegel Clean Tech Tracker
Bruegel’s European Clean Tech Tracker compiles economic information on clean technologies. Its objective is to show where Europe stands in these expanding sectors. Explore the latest insights below or...
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January 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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This weekend, President UvdL travels to Paraguay to sign the long awaited EU-Mercosur trade deal.

The EU is already a net exporter of clean tech products to the region, and this deal will lower tariffs (which were 35% for EVs).

🇧🇷 Clean tech net exports to Brazil alone are €50 mln monthly
January 13, 2026 at 3:02 PM
⚖️ Has the global minimum tax survived Trump?

Is the inclusion of a "side-by-side" mechanism for the US in the OECD's 15% global minimum tax a straightforward win for the Trump administration?

🔎 Read the Analysis by Pascal Saint-Amans!
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January 13, 2026 at 9:03 AM
📊 The European Central Bank’s recommendations for banking policy simplification
🗓️ 19 January 2026 14:00-15:00 (CEST)

Join @veron.bsky.social & Sharon Donnery (European Central Bank) for a discussion on the ECB's recommendations within banking-sector policy.

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January 12, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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On #Greenland, Europe has more leverage than it seems. Lucid @bruegel.org piece by Moreno Bertoldi and Marco Buti. www.bruegel.org/first-glance...
Three ‘don’ts’ to protect Greenland from Trump
When confronting the Greenland crisis, the EU should apply lessons learned from the lopsided US-EU trade negotiations
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January 10, 2026 at 8:12 AM
🎙️ AI, data and Europe’s quest to simplify 💻
❓ How can the EU adapt its rulebook to meet tomorrow's technology environment?

🗣️ @rebeccawire.bsky.social in conversation with @digitalmario.bsky.social and Bertin Martens

👂️Link for the first episode of the year!: buff.ly/g4ZlVcS
January 10, 2026 at 12:02 PM
🤝 Why #US designs on #Greenland will ultimately end in compromise

Despite the worry escalation of rhetoric in recent days, annexation of Greenland by the United States is unrealistic for numerous reasons

🔗 Read the First Glance by @jfkirkegaard.bsky.social
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January 9, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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European natural gas import tracker @bruegel.org
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4 insights for 2025

1/4 Import volumes
-RU gas imports fell after closure of Ukrainian transit. Turkstream, the only remaining pipeline route, increased flows, while RU LNG is slightly down
-US gas imports rose sharply
January 9, 2026 at 10:37 AM
💻 Fixing data privacy consent: the GDPR seven years after
🗓️15 January 2026 13:00-14:00

Assessing market failures, regulatory gaps, and paths to reform. W/ Bertin Martens, Townsend Feehan, @paulnemitz.bsky.social, Paul Richter & Paul Twomey.

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January 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM
❌ Three ‘don’ts’ to protect #Greenland from Trump

Europe must learn the lessons of its past interactions with Trump 2.0 if it intends to successfully navigate the latest crisis.

🔗 Read the First Glance by Moreno Bertoldi and Marco Buti
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January 8, 2026 at 3:46 PM
🚶Demography at a turning point: growth, talent and the future of societies
🗓️14 January 2026 13:00-14:15

How can demographic shifts reshape growth, labour markets and public policy? W/Zsolt Darvas, Alexandra Dimitrijevic, @jfkirkegaard.bsky.social, Beata Javorcik & Monika Queisser

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January 8, 2026 at 1:01 PM
⚡ The Western Balkan energy sector: between Russia, the European Union and the green transition

How will the Western Balkans reduce dependence on Russian fossil-fuels, and what can the EU do to help?

🖋️ @nina-vujanovic.bsky.social, Rouven Stubbe & Maria Catarina Louro
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January 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
🗣️ FIRST PODCAST EPISODE OF THE YEAR

🎙️ AI, data and Europe’s quest to simplify 💻

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, @rebeccawire.bsky.social,
@digitalmario.bsky.social & Bertin Martens discuss technology regulation in the European Union.

👂Listen to the conversation:
AI, data and Europe’s quest to simplify
How can the EU adapt its rulebook to meet tomorrow's technology environment?
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January 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM
❄️ Greenland is not marginal: the US takeover threat is a strategic test for Europe

❓How should Europe respond to threats over Greenland?

📑 Read the First Glance by @guntramwolff.bsky.social

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January 7, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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🚘New record! Over 30% of all new cars registered in the EU were electric last November.

The trend is supported by steady growth in German and French markets and a sharp jump in Italy.

You can navigate the dataset in our Bruegel European Clean Tech Tracker: european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org
January 6, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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My take on #Venezuela and the global order. #Trump's move is not a free check for #China in the Pacific in exchange for the #US control of the Western Hemisphere.It is a power grab-all with potentially negative consequences for #Europe unless Sleeping Beauty wakes up. www.bruegel.org/first-glance...
Venezuela: the upending of values and another warning to Europe
Trump's brazen attack on Venezuela presents challenges for China – and opportunities
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January 5, 2026 at 3:18 PM
🔔 UPDATED: Russian foreign trade tracker

🔍 Russian mineral fuel exports to Turkey have dropped in November, likely as a consequence of the latest US sanctions.

🔗 Stay tuned for more updates
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🖊️ Madalena Barata Da Rocha, @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social and Marie-Sophie Lappe
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January 6, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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It's happened again. European electric vehicle sales set a new monthly record, breaking 30% of total sales for the first time. German and French growth is steady, while a sharp jump in Italy coincides with new incentivi statali
January 6, 2026 at 2:02 PM
⚠️ #Venezuela: the upending of values and another warning to Europe

🌎 If the events of this weekend were a warning, will Europe heed it?

🗨️ Read the First Glance by @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social: buff.ly/1pXFxpv
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Venezuela: the upending of values and another warning to Europe
Trump's brazen attack on Venezuela presents challenges for China – and opportunities
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January 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🚆See you in Paris!
📅7 January 2026 14:30-19:00

As part of Bruegel’s 20th anniversary celebrations, we are pleased to announce our next event "Global imbalances and Europe: a fresh perspective", organised in collaboration with the @banquedefrance-off.bsky.social and @cepr.org

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January 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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🚛 Intra-Western Balkans dynamics: stocktaking and ways ahead

🪴 How will Western Balkans states act to promote regional growth?

📑 Read the Working Paper by @steinbacharmin.bsky.social, @nina-vujanovic.bsky.social and Anna Fiore
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January 4, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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🤖 Regime 0: Europe-wide incorporation for startups to kickstart innovative growth

📑 Read the Policy Brief by @proffionasm.bsky.social & Reinhilde Veugelers
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January 3, 2026 at 12:00 PM
📣 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Bruegel is looking for two new development interns, who will support the development team's work in raising funds and nurturing Bruegel's strategic partnerships.

💡 Interested? Find out more here:
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January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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🌍 Geopolitical shifts and their economic impacts on Europe: Short-term risks, medium-term scenarios and policy choices

✒️ André Sapir, @jfkirkegaard.bsky.social & @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social, prepared for the ECOFIN configuration.
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January 2, 2026 at 12:01 PM
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❗Why Russia’s economic model no longer delivers

📑Read the Analysis by Benjamin Hilgenstock and Elina Ribakova
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🖋️Co-published with @piie.com
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January 1, 2026 at 12:01 PM