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👀 France on the brink What do French struggles over politics and budgets mean for Europe's future? 🗣️ Podcast with @rebeccawire.bsky.social @pisaniferry.bsky.social & @shahinvallee.bsky.social @dgap.org ▶️ buff.ly/EcUMZwU #EconSky

🛩️ Europe's strategic bet on US technology for air superiority is unravelling Europe's reliance on US air defence technology is fast becoming a major strategic liability in the face of the Russian threat By Alexandr Burilkov, Javier Ospital & @guntramwolff.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/5lb9wCS

NEW: Europe's bet on the US defence industrial base for air defence is fast becoming a major strategic liability - or why Germany in particular made a mistake betting so strongly on Patriot air defence systems. With Alexandre Burilkov and Javier Ospital @bruegel.org www.bruegel.org/analysis/eur...

🍃 As Lagarde steps down from the ECB, climate risks remain monetary risks As climate shocks continue to impact Europe's economy, outgoing ECB President Christine Lagarde's successor must continue her work to mitigate them 📝 Read the First Glance by @uureeb.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/c4aEps7

💭 Europe should lead on a global AI incident reporting compact A 'common floor' for information sharing on artificial intelligence failures would boost safety and could help offset major AI risks 📝 Read the First Glance by @digitalmario.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/qx8EiU8

🔔 NOVEMBER UPDATE: Russian foreign trade tracker 📈 Country-level data now runs to September 2026, and the 38-country aggregate to August 2026. 🔗 buff.ly/Rogo4ro 🖊️ Anna Bahí, Madalena Barata Da Rocha and @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social #EconSky #trade #Russia

Electric vehicles are continuing steady growth in the UK, but plug-in hybrids are more common than in the EU. 45 percent of all new registrations were electric in September 2026. Two-thirds of these are BEV, while the other one-third are PHEVs. european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/s/6huPcw

📊 Chart of the week: Yen and renminbi shares of world foreign-exchange reserves (%), 1976-2026Q1 📑 Read the Analysis by @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social and Takuji Okubo 🔗 buff.ly/3xKgSAU #EconSky

🚗 Cars, costs and China Europe needs a plan for making autos in the era of tough Chinese competition 🗣️ @ilariamazzocco.bsky.social @csis.org, in conversation with @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @bmcwilliams.bsky.social 🔊 Listen to the full episode: buff.ly/XD9jb4u

🪖 Why generals need economists to win long wars Military planners need to work more closely with economists to better understand resource management and constraints related to waging war 📝 Read the Analysis by @eribakova.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/bgBzxbQ

📘 A constrained Trump is good news for the world economy The US midterm election results could indicate cheaper energy and fewer tariff shocks, but unpredictability in US foreign policy could continue 📝 @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/EMgQpFW

🌍 Invest now or pay more later: can the EU climate resilience framework break the disaster-relief cycle? An anticipatory framework for the EU to manage climate risks should lead to better preparation but needs dedicated prevention funding 📝 By @heathergrabbe.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/HXjfB5k

💭 Spare a thought for monetary policy in the ECB jobs race Whoever replaces Christine Lagarde as European Central Bank president will need a different skillset to what pertained previously 📝 Read the First Glance by Andreas Billmeier and @rebeccawire.bsky.social buff.ly/T5irM4x

In September, 30% of new cars sold in the EU were battery electric, up from 19% one year prior. The shift happens as more affordable models are released and prices for petrol and diesel remain high. 🔗 Explore our Bruegel European Clean Tech Tracker: european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/s/PRxJxQ

📝 Lessons for the renminbi from the yen internationalisation story Like Japan, China internationalises its currency as a large creditor, but wariness of dollar dependence and a protected economy set the renminbi apart 📑 By @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social & Takuji Okubo 🔗

Cars, costs and China. We spoke with @rebeccawire.bsky.social and @ilariamazzocco.bsky.social on the @bruegel.org Sound of Economics podcast. On the competing challenges of affordable clean cars for consumers, industrial strength and Chinese competition www.bruegel.org/podcast/cars...

⏰ Europe's strained social model Europe needs a new social contract that combines social protection with investment in human capital and reconciles national and EU responsibilities 📑 Read the Analysis by Marco Buti and André Sapir 🔗 buff.ly/sh5XEC3

🎙️NEW PODCAST: Cars, costs and China 🚗 In this episode, @rebeccawire.bsky.social speaks about the automotive industry with @bmcwilliams.bsky.social and @ilariamazzocco.bsky.social ( @csis.org ) #EconSky 🔊Listen now to the full episode: buff.ly/XD9jb4u

Yes, Europe faces a massive "China shock" -- since 2022 -- which requires temporary protection. But underlying this is a deeper problem: China's long-term technology catch-up, compounded by its size. This cannot be addressed with protection. It requires a deep industrial transformation in Europe.

Clean technologies are reshaping Europe — its economy, its energy system and its industrial landscape. Bruegel Research Analyst Benjamin Bjerkan-Wade entails the importance of foreign companies in Europe's clean industrial transition. youtu.be/n3EkzizblBQ

Average European diesel prices remain above €2 per litre

🗣️ Clément Beaune (Haut-commissariat à la Stratégie et au Plan) speaking at our event, "Unpicking the implications: China shock 2.0". How can the EU navigate industrial policy and trade tensions? 📽️ Catch up on the recording now: buff.ly/ShqzDS1

🪙 More flexible European Union spending needs stronger parliamentary scrutiny Proposed changes to the EU budget and how it is approved go too far in marginalising the European Parliament; this shortcoming should be corrected 📑 Read the Analysis by @zsoltdarvas.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/1ROTud1

🏠 After the boom: how China's local governments pay the bills 💴 📉 What happens to local governments' balance sheets now that the property boom that funded them is over? 🗣️ Tianlei Huang @piie.com w/ @yuyunzhan.bsky.social & @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social 🔊 Listen now: buff.ly/3I4lDqe #EconSky

✅ An opportunity to stocktake and strengthen the governance & policies of the ECB Imminent ECB Executive Board turnover is a chance to prioritise expertise in appointments, restore staggered terms & rethink policy communication 📑 By Andreas Billmeier & @rebeccawire.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/XngwwC6

❓What does Lula's Brazilian bounce-back mean for Europe? President Lula's re-election means continuity in the EU-Brazil relationship and opportunities to further deepen ties 📑 Read the First Glance by Maria Catarina Louro and Alexandre Mendonça 🔗 buff.ly/70FeTEo

🎙️ NEW Podcast! After the boom: how China's local governments pay the bills 🏠 What happens to local governments' balance sheets now that the property boom that funded them is over? 🗣️ @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social, Tianlei Huang @piie.com & @yuyunzhan.bsky.social ⏯️ Listen now: buff.ly/3I4lDqe

Battery electric share of EU registrations is up again. A new record set at 30 percent in September 2026. Up 11 percentage points year-on-year. european-clean-tech-tracker.bruegel.org/s/NRJQ8Q

NEW DATA 🚨 In Q3, investment in electric vehicle manufacturing slowed slightly, while investment in battery and green iron investment remained steady at €2.5 billion and €0.5 billion, respectively. We track €245 billion announced investment across 452 clean-tech manufacturing sites in Europe.

⚡Government change in Serbia could reinvigorate the EU prospects of all Western Balkan countries The programme of Serbia's student-led election victors aligns in many areas with what the EU wants from the largest Western Balkan country ✒️ By @nina-vujanovic.bsky.social buff.ly/rB5g3zo