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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 23h

👵 The macroeconomic impact of ageing, EU immigration policy and pension expenditures

💭 With the possibility of reversing the trend low, how will Europe adapt to the change that is coming?

🖊️ @davidpinkus.bsky.social and @jfkirkegaard.bsky.social
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The macroeconomic impact of ageing, EU immigration policy and pension expenditures

The EU faces ageing-driven fiscal strain, slower growth and rising pension costs, making employment-focused migration increasingly vital

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Ben McWilliams @bmcwilliams.bsky.social · 1d

Electric vehicle registrations soar across Europe 🚗⚡️

🆕 EV share of car registrations is 28% in August 2025
🥈 Second highest month on record

Growth even more impressive in the UK reaching 38%.

Interactive dataset here 👉 european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/technology/e...

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 1d

🌱 The role of science and innovation in sustainable growth
📅 9 October 2025 13:00-14:00 CET

Join us! How can STI (science, technology & innovation) support economic growth while tackling environmental challenges? w/ Reinhilde Veugelers, Julia Reinaud & Jerry Sheehan.

🔗 Sign up: buff.ly/OqX4Y1Z

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Ben McWilliams @bmcwilliams.bsky.social · 2d

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Clean tech employment data are hard to estimate but crucial to understand.

Thanks to work by @prognos.com we include them in our Tracker tinyurl.com/bdm3e96n

👉 One stand-out message. The EU mid-2010s tariffs on solar panels hurt employment. Solar jobs are in installation not manufacturing.

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 1d

✅ UPDATED: Real effective exchange rates for 178 countries

💱 This Dataset, compiled by @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social, measures the development of the real value of a country’s currency against a basket of its trading partners' currencies.

🔍 Explore the Dataset now: buff.ly/gFuQtmH
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Real effective exchange rates for 178 countries

Using alternative data sources for exchange rates and consumer prices, we calculate REER for 177 countries monthly and 178 countries annually

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 3d

❓️What should Europe pay for? The EU’s next seven-year budget grapples with agriculture, defence and public goods.

🗣️ Zsolt Darvas w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @jfkirkegaard.bsky.social.

🔗 Listen to the podcast: buff.ly/ZzsMknx

Bruegel @bruegel.org · 4d

🌱 The role of science and innovation in sustainable growth
📅 9 October 2025 13:00-14:00 CET

How can STI (science, technology & innovation) support economic growth while tackling environmental challenges? w/ Reinhilde Veugelers, Julia Reinaud & Jerry Sheehan.

🔗 Sign up: buff.ly/OqX4Y1Z

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OECD Innovation @oecdinnovation.bsky.social · 5d

How can science, technology & innovation drive growth while tackling climate and #sustainability challenges?

Join us in Brussels or online on 9 October to explore new OECD evidence at our event with @bruegel.org.

🔗 bit.ly/4o5PDJB

#STIpolicy #GreenTransition #SustainableGrowth

The role of science and innovation in sustainable growth: How can STI support economic growth while tackling environmental challenges? 9 October 2025, 13:00-14:00 CET. Ask your question on Sli.do #sustainablegrowth

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 5d

📊 Chart of the week: Regional exposures to demand shifts

🌐 There remains substantial scope for the EU to diversify and expand trade with the rest of the world. The time to do it is now.

🖊️@niclaspoitiers.bsky.social, Madalena Barata da Rocha and Nicolas Boivin
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 5d

🛡️ Peace through strength: why Europe needs a missile deterrent

🏭 Joint defence procurement and boosting domestic arms production is the surest route to shifting Moscow's cost-benefit calculus.

🖊️ Alexandr Burilkov and @guntramwolff.bsky.social
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Peace through strength: why Europe needs a missile deterrent

Europe should acknowledge the limitations of air defence and build up its capacity to hit back at Russia as a deterrent

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Ugne Keliauskaite @keliauskaite.bsky.social · 6d

European Gas Market update Week 39, including gas imports by source for Q3 2025 and September LNG @bruegel.org
www.bruegel.org/dataset/euro...

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 6d

▶️ Live now! Investment in enlargement: a conversation with Odile Renaud-Basso
⏱️ 13:00-14:00 CET

A fireside chat with @heathergrabbe.bsky.social and @odilerenaudbasso.bsky.social
on investment, reform, support for Ukraine and candidate countries for EU enlargement

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Investment in enlargement: a conversation with Odile Renaud-Basso

How can investment, reform, and support for Ukraine and other EU candidate countries shape the future of EU enlargement?

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 6d

🔍 UPDATED: Russian Foreign Trade Tracker

⚠️ The persistence of EU trade, both direct and via third countries, continues to undermine pressure on the Russian economy

🖊️ Updated by Madalena Barata Da Rocha, @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social and Marie-Sophie Lappe
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#EconSky

Russian foreign trade tracker

Tracking Russian trade using data from the EU, China, the US, South Korea, Japan, India, the UK, Turkey, Switzerland, Norway, Brazil and Kazakhstan

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 7d

👀 Next stop: Rome
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 7d

💬 What role should finance and insurance play in building a competitive, climate-resilient Europe?

Yesterday's Bruegel anniversary event in Madrid, co-organised with the Spanish Treasury, brought together experts to tackle this question

🎥 Recording: buff.ly/tuL9VUy
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 7d

🗣️ Investment in enlargement: a conversation with Odile Renaud-Basso
📅 2 October 2025 13:00-14:00

A fireside chat with @heathergrabbe.bsky.social and @odilerenaudbasso.bsky.social on investment, reform, support for Ukraine and candidate countries for EU enlargement.

🔗 Sign up: buff.ly/FSCkMke

Bruegel @bruegel.org · 7d

⛈️ European exports in geopolitical storms

Despite weakening demand from China & the US, there is much scope for the EU to expand trade with the rest of the world

⌛ The time to do it is now

🖊️ @niclaspoitiers.bsky.social, Madalena Barata Da Rocha and Nicolas Boivin
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#EconSky

European exports in geopolitical storms

With demand from US and China weakening, the EU can boost trade by focusing on other markets and strengthening global partnerships

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 7d

☀️ (Clean) Tech Tracker Tuesday: Employment expands across the EU's solar PV sector

👷 What impact is the expansion of #solar power in Europe having on job opportunities?

📊 Explore the Dataset here: buff.ly/O0Qx043
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 7d

🏛️ Time for an independent European Digital Authority

The evolution of the Commission from technocratic entity into political actor undermines its effectiveness as a market watchdog
💡 An independent digital authority could be the answer

🖊️ @digitalmario.bsky.social
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It is time for an independent European Digital Authority

The European Commission cannot simultaneously be both a political body and a credible regulatory watchdog

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 8d

📹 Live soon: Bruegel's 20th anniversary event in Madrid!
📅 15:30-18:30 CEST

💡 Under discussion: the role of finance and insurance in building a competitive and climate-resilient Europe

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Building a competitive and climate-resilient Europe: the role of finance and insurance

Bruegel’s 20th anniversary event in Madrid, jointly organised with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 9d

🔢 Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal: four priorities to fulfil its promise

💡 The CID has set the right priorities for Europe. Will Europe act fast to translate strategy into tangible impact?

🖊️ @bmcwilliams.bsky.social and @tagliapietra.bsky.social
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#EconSky

Europe’s Clean Industrial Deal: four priorities to fulfil its promise

The Clean Industrial Deal presents an opportunity for Europe, but quick action is needed on four priorities to deliver its goals

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 10d

🗣️ Investment in enlargement: a conversation with Odile Renaud-Basso
📅 2 October 2025 13:00-14:00 CET

A fireside chat with @heathergrabbe.bsky.social and @odilerenaudbasso.bsky.social on investment, reform, support for Ukraine and candidate countries for EU enlargement.

🔗 Sign up: buff.ly/FSCkMke

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 11d

⚡ Is China turning into an “electrostate” — and how will that change the balance of global energy?

🗣️ @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social w/ @bmcwilliams.bsky.social and @yuyunzhan.bsky.social
🔗 Listen to the podcast: buff.ly/rriPrxP

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 11d

📊 Chart of the week: Projected US debt paths

⏱️ US debt sustainability can still be achieved, but the clock is ticking

🖊️ Samantha Ajovalasit, Andrea Consiglio and @stavroszenios.bsky.social
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#EconSky

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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 12d

💢 COVID-19’s economic impact on low-income countries: preparing for the next shock

⛓️💥 How can vulnerable countries better withstand shocks in an era of heightened uncertainty?

🖊️ @niclaspoitiers.bsky.social and Costanza Greppi Maturana
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#EconSky

COVID-19’s economic impact on low-income countries: preparing for the next shock

COVID-19 hit low-income exporters hard, exposing risks from weak diversification and straining trade, supply systems and financial stability

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