Author: Georg Zachmann / Publishing Institution: Bruegel

Author:: Marek Dabrowski, Marta Dominguez-Jimenez, and Georg Zachmann
Publication Date:: 06-2020
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Bruegel
Abstract:: Since the Euromaidan protests (2013-2014), Ukraine has had two presidents and four governments. In a difficult environment of external aggression, they have initiated various reforms aimed at bringing the country closer to the European Union and boosting growth. Progress has been partial and relies on international backing, with limited domestic appetite for reform.
Topic:: Corruption, Privatization, Foreign Aid, Governance, Reform, European Union, Finance, and Macroeconomics
Political Geography:: Europe and Ukraine

Author:: Ben McWilliams, Simone Tagliapietra, and Georg Zachmann
Publication Date:: 07-2020
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Bruegel
Abstract:: In the wake of COVID-19, some economic recovery policies will help green the economy – for example, energy renovation of buildings. But there are limits to the share of stimulus that can be explicitly green. The European Union should therefore also green the fiscal consolidation by setting out the path to much higher carbon prices than today. This would guide investment and provide revenues to help the fiscal consolidation.
Topic:: Climate Change, Energy Policy, European Union, Economy, Renewable Energy, and COVID-19
Political Geography:: Europe

Author:: Reinhilde Veugelers and Georg Zachmann
Publication Date:: 04-2020
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Bruegel
Abstract:: This Policy Contribution proposes a staged support scheme to tackle the COVID-19 vaccine challenge and a moon shot programme to meet the challenge of future pandemics.
Topic:: Health, Science and Technology, Innovation, Vaccine, and COVID-19
Political Geography:: Europe

Author:: Ben McWilliams and Georg Zachmann
Publication Date:: 03-2020
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Bruegel
Abstract:: The European Commission should not make the implementation of a carbon border adjustment mechanism into a must-have element of its climate policy. There is little in the way of strong empirical evidence that would justify a carbon-adjustment measure. Moreover, significant logistical, legal and political challenges will arise during the design. The EU should instead focus upon the implementation of measures to trigger the development of a competitive low-carbon industry in Europe.
Topic:: Climate Change, Energy Policy, European Union, Trade Policy, and Carbon Tax
Political Geography:: Europe

Author:: Georg Zachmann
Publication Date:: 12-2019
Content Type:: Policy Brief
Institution:: Bruegel
Abstract:: We argue that energy relations between the EU and Russia and between China and Russia influence each other. We analyse their interactions in terms of four areas: oil and gas trading, electricity exchanges, energy technology exports and energy investments. We discuss five key hypotheses that describe the likely developments in these four areas in the next decade and their potential impact on Europe: 1. There is no direct competition between the EU and China for Russian oil and gas 2. China and the EU both have an interest in curbing excessive Russian energy rents 3. The EU, Russia and China compete on the global energy technology market, but specialise in different technologies 4. Intercontinental electricity exchange is unlikely 5. Russia seems more worried about Chinese energy investments with strategic/political goals, than about EU investments We find no evidence of a negative spillover for the EU from the developing Russia-China energy relationship. But, eventually, if these risks – and in particular the risk of structural financial disintermediation – do materialise, central banks would have various instruments to counter them.
Topic:: Climate Change, Energy Policy, Oil, and Europe Union
Political Geography:: Russia, China, and Europe

Author:: Gregory Claeys, Simone Tagliapietra, and Georg Zachmann
Publication Date:: 11-2019
Content Type:: Special Report
Institution:: Bruegel
Abstract:: European Commission president-designate Ursula von der Leyen has made climate change a top priority, promising to propose a European Green Deal that would make Europe climate neutral by 2050. Th e European Green Deal should be conceived as a reallocation mechanism, fostering investment shifts and labour substitution in key economic sectors, while supporting the most vulnerable segments of society throughout the decarbonisation process. Th e deal’s four pillars would be carbon pricing, sustainable investment, industrial policy and a just transition.
Topic:: Climate Change, International Security, Sustainable Development Goals, Global Warming, and Green Technology
Political Geography:: Europe, Global Focus, and European Union

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