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Rebecca Christie

@rebeccawire.bsky.social
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The Sound of Economics at Bruegel, the Brussels-based think tank. Talks about economics in bars www.rebeccawire.net

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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Hey hey - ahead of tomorrow's @bruegel.org live event to discuss the State of the European Union, I did a wildcat (re)Action with colleague @heathergrabbe.bsky.social - watch here and join us soon! youtu.be/fyDTdoWjTfM
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unofficial Rebecca Christie/Heather Grabbe promo for the Sound of Economics - State of the EU Live
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Nicolas Veron @veron.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
#AMLA is coming! Jim Freis and I discuss it here with Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social @bruegel.org
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Internationale Politik Quarterly @ipq.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Our new issue features contributions from @pawelzerka.bsky.social @lucyaash.bsky.social @nvondarza.bsky.social @agathedemarais.com @henninghoff.bsky.social @josephdeweck.bsky.social @rebeccawire.bsky.social @fraghi.bsky.social @veghzsuzsanna.bsky.social & more! ip-quarterly.com/en/ipq-summe...
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IPQ Summer 2026 Issue: In Search of New Partners
The 24th issue of INTERNATIONALE POLITIK QUARTERLY focuses on the European Union adjusting its alliances.
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The economists of the future are on the podcast of today - this episode is a winner, give it a spin.
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 23/05/2026
🪙💵Money, stablecoins and the dollar 🗣️Barry Eichengreen, in conversation with Lucrezia Reichlin & host @rebeccawire.bsky.social, discusses the future of the dollar and of global currencies. 👂 Listen to the podcast now: buff.ly/ZUK1KYi #EconSky
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 08/05/2026
💡 For more on the defence industry, watch the latest episode of The Sound of Economics, with @rebeccawire.bsky.social, @guntramwolff.bsky.social and journalist Sharon Weinberger. 🎧 buff.ly/2vmqmg5
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Weapons, war and confusion
How will Europe and the US build and pay for the arsenals of the future?
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
"I have some doubts" - outgoing ECB VP Luis De Guindos, asked about the progress of financial integration during his time in Frankfurt.
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Is China the new Germany of the global economy? What to do about it? Listen to @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social explain here or check out the whole podcast
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 08/04/2026
🚗 NEW PODCAST ALERT: Europe’s electric vehicle conundrum 🎙️In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host @rebeccawire.bsky.social speaks about electric cars with Bruegel’s @keliauskaite.bsky.social, Antoine Mathieu Collin & @bmcwilliams.bsky.social 👂 Listen to the podcast: buff.ly/7VoFpFN
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Europe’s electric vehicle conundrum
What to do about Chinese overcapacity, EU subsidies and the electric transition
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Intereconomics @intereconomics.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
NEW! "Stablecoins, the Digital Euro and the Future of Monetary Sovereignty in Europe" New issue featuring contributions from @aligarciaherrero.bsky.social @rebeccawire.bsky.social @christianpfister.bsky.social @brittaglennon.bsky.social and many more! Online now www.intereconomics.eu/archive/year...
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Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE @safefrankfurt.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
SAFE researcher Tobias Tröger joined @rebeccawire.bsky.social, @proffionasm.bsky.social, and Reinhilde Veugelers on @bruegel.org's latest podcast episode of "The Sound of Economics" to discuss the 28th regime. 🎧 Tune in here: www.bruegel.org/podcast/what... @lawfinfrankfurt.bsky.social
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What the heck is a 28th Regime?
The European Commission’s new plan for business law, in context
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Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol @manumourlon.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
If you're looking for a weekend listening and for catching up on the latest developments about Italy and Europe, this @bruegel.org podcast is for you! A conversation between @francz.bsky.social and I, hosted by @rebeccawire.bsky.social. www.bruegel.org/podcast/ital...
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Italy and Europe
Slow growth, high debt and the paradox of Giorgia Meloni
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 19/02/2026
💶 The real justification for the digital euro? Monetary sovereignty The best argument for the #digitaleuro is to discourage ghosts of the euro crisis from returning to haunt Europe 💡 Read the First Glance by @rebeccawire.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/lX9e9xB #EconSky
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 15/02/2026
🎙️Nature as equity 🌿 ⁉️ How can public money and financial markets work together to protect the environment? 🔊 @estellecantillon.bsky.social in conversation with @rebeccawire.bsky.social and @heathergrabbe.bsky.social 👂️Listen to the podcast: buff.ly/c3uwiEb
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Georgieva: "we are not yet realizing how much the world has changed." It is time to face the unthinkable. Follow the debate live or watch the recording later, see below.
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Stanley Pignal @spignal.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Nobody has ever had a decade like Rob Reiner from 1984 to 1992. A truly astounding output. How we went from one director doing A Few Good Men and When Harry Met Sally to being served up Iron Man 8 then Iron Man 9 is truly worth pondering.
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 14/12/2025
🌏 EU-India: trading partners with potential🎇 Can Brussels and New Delhi work together to improve economic ties? 🗣️Professor Amita Batra in conversation with @rebeccawire.bsky.social and Ignacio Garcia Bercero Listen to the podcast now: buff.ly/IvbKaXf
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
This is a hugely important topic and we had a great conversation -- listen in!
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Who's going where? What does China have to do with it? Listen for the whole story
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Henning Hoff @henninghoff.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Almost done. Our Fall 2025 issue “Defending Europe‘s Economic Security“ will be out on Tuesday, marking IPQ‘s fifth anniversary — w/ Luuk van Middelaar, Hans Kribbe @jbenford-berlin.bsky.social @lucyaash.bsky.social @helenalegarda.bsky.social @rebeccawire.bsky.social @anandmenon.bsky.social et al.
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 07/09/2025
"Central bank independence is rooted in the context of monetary stability. So it's not just a concept of efficiency, but an old idea to delegate to administrators with some degree of independence." 🗣️ Lucrezia Reichlin w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @francz.bsky.social. 🔗 buff.ly/iW3AMv0
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
All your ECB mission questions explored - don't miss this one.
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Mario Monti, speaking @bruegel.org, on the EU's Google move: "I understand it's not a decision not to proceed, but it is a postponement of a decision, which is bad enough for the credibility of competition policy. I'm not sure I would have accepted this and remain in the position."
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 16/07/2025
🎙️Where do insurance firms and pension funds invest? @rebeccawire.bsky.social is joined by Patrick Hoedjes from @eiopa.europa.eu, Jesper Berg, Marie-Sophie Lappe & David Pinkus to discuss how insurance funds invest in the global economy and present an upcoming paper by Bruegel. 🔗
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Where do insurance firms and pension funds invest?
Europe needs long-term, patient capital to meet its investment needs. Where is the money going and how can policymakers help?
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Nicolas Veron @veron.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
A great honor for me to have this conversation with Enrico Letta, on the proposal to integrate all EU capital market supervision within a transformed, multicentric ESMA – also many thanks to @rebeccawire.bsky.social for hosting it!
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 06/07/2025
"We have to take the lesson from the euro and the ECB success because at the beginning when we decided to have the euro, the idea seemed very sort of utopia...But then today, we have the euro and it works." 🗣️ Enrico Letta w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @veron.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/R1xXZ3z
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
This is a terrific piece
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 24/06/2025
"When we discuss Central Bank digital currencies, you have to take into account the development of Stablecoins & other developments that we are not even today in a situation to anticipate." 🗣️ Pablo Hernández de Cos w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social & Piero Cipollone @ecb.europa.eu 🔗 buff.ly/rOP5uiF
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 08/06/2025
"We need to create a better dialogue between the European countries & the private sector...the dialogue can help us move faster also on the state & European level." 🗣️ Kädi Ristkok w/ @rebeccawire.bsky.social & @tagliapietra.bsky.social on a common agenda for defence & climate 🔗 buff.ly/8BetdAg
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 06/06/2025
🔍 ICYMI: The ECB’s Digital Euro and new operational framework: is there an overlap? Imène Rahmouni-Rousseau, Alberto Franco Pozzolo, @francz.bsky.social & @rebeccawire.bsky.social explored the developments in the CBDC, the operational framework, and their intersection 🔗Watch here:
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The ECB’s Digital Euro and new operational framework: is there an overlap?
What happens when the digital euro meets the ECB’s new monetary policy tools?
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Europe needs to do more than "hope and pray and burn candles" in the face of a hostile U.S. administration , says @luukvmiddelaar.bsky.social speaking in Prague. Time to seek out other alliances and engagements and not just wait it out.
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
Come for the 10 minute brand new explanation of why the lights went out in Spain and Portugal. Stay for the @bruegel.bsky.social proposals on how to make a better grid. www.bruegel.org/podcast/wire...
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Wired for the future: building Europe’s next-gen electricity grid
How smarter planning, better funding and political trust can supercharge the EU’s energy transition
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 28/04/2025
🎙️EU Tech Rules: What to make of the first DMA fines? 🔍 Apple and Meta were hit with the EU’s first fines under the Digital Markets Act. @rebeccawire.bsky.social, Bertin Martens & @proffionasm.bsky.social discuss how Brussels can regulate big tech in a time of trade wars.
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EU Tech Rules: What to make of the first DMA fines?
How Brussels can regulate big tech in a time of trade wars
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Conall Heussaff @cheussaff.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Thoroughly enjoyed speaking about mega electricity network investments on @bruegel.bsky.social's podcast, with @gzachmann.bsky.social & @rebeccawire.bsky.social. We talk investment targets vs. needs, the role of EU planning, and overcoming distributional challenges. www.bruegel.org/podcast/wire...
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Wired for the future: building Europe’s next-gen electricity grid
How smarter planning, better funding and political trust can supercharge the EU’s energy transition
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Internationale Politik Quarterly @ipq.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
OUT TODAY: Our spring issue, The China Factor, featuring: @ivadica.bsky.social @henninghoff.bsky.social @tumarov.bsky.social @josephdeweck.bsky.social @rebeccawire.bsky.social @noahbarkin.bsky.social @ayaadachi.bsky.social @ljohnson.bsky.social and more! ip-quarterly.com/en/spring-20...
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Spring 2025 Issue: The China Factor
The 19th issue of INTERNATIONALE POLITIK QUARTERLY focuses on EU-China relations in the shadow of the second Trump administration.
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
St Patrick's Day podcast on Ireland, out today from @bruegel.bsky.social . Gold stars for anyone who correctly names the opening tune. www.bruegel.org/podcast/irel...
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Ireland’s journey from crisis to confidence
A conversation on Ireland’s economic recovery, housing crisis, and international role
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 17/03/2025
Happy #StPatricksDay! ☘️ Today, we dive into Ireland’s journey from crisis to confidence. @rebeccawire.bsky.social speaks with Eamon Gilmore, former Foreign Minister, and @phonohan.bsky.social on Ireland’s recovery, housing crisis, and global role. #EconSky
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Ireland’s journey from crisis to confidence
A conversation on Ireland’s economic recovery, housing crisis, and international role
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 03/03/2025
🎙️ @rebeccawire.bsky.social @heathergrabbe.bsky.social & @guntramwolff.bsky.social examine the rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape in Europe, driven by the ongoing war in Ukraine, shifting alliances, and the changing role of the United States in NATO. Listen now! #EconSky
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The choices Europe must make to secure its future
Europe at a crossroads: security, strategy, and the future of Ukraine
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
The ECB's recent payment outage should be a wake up call - backup systems are essential for digital payment and currency systems to maintain credibility. www.reuters.com/markets/euro...
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ECB's multi-trillion payments breakdown sends shudders through Europe
Banks struggled to process payments on Friday, after an unprecedented day-long breakdown in the European Central Bank's machine underpinning trillions of euros of money movements.
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
German elections this week - get the scoop on what's at stake with this week's @bruegel.bsky.social podcast, featuring @niclaspoitiers.bsky.social and Jens Südekum www.bruegel.org/podcast/how-...
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How to fix a staggering Germany
Federal elections expose Germany’s economic struggle
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Henning Hoff @henninghoff.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Dropping next week— a special *printed* issue of @ipq.bsky.social focused on European defense, available at the @munsecconf.bsky.social and via our website! w/special thanks to @siobhandowling.bsky.social @biettetimmons.bsky.social & Thorsten Kirchhoff
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Government data is important! Crucial piece by @lizzieohreally.bsky.social slate.com/business/202...
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Trump Is Deleting the Data That Keeps This Country Running
The gutting of government statistics is a recipe for chaos.
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Plumbing is political.
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
"Greenland resembles a Cadbury Creme Egg, with an outer, hard margin enclosing an interior of white ooze." - by @sarahderouin.bsky.social www.bbc.com/future/artic...
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Greenland is getting a lot of international attention for its mineral resources – but what is hiding under the ice?
The riches thought to lie beneath Greenland's icy terrain have been coveted for more than a century. But how easy are they to access, and will climate change make any difference?
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Jean Pisani-Ferry @pisaniferry.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
The inside story of Bruegel’s creation: a @bruegel.bsky.social podcast with @veron.bsky.social, @rebeccawire.bsky.social and @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social. How transformative ambition, elaborate governance and intellectual integrity shaped Bruegel and were key to its success.
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Tradeoffs between industrial competitiveness and social fairness require hard choices and strong policy leadership, especially as the green transition proceeds, says @tagliapietra.bsky.social at @bruegel.bsky.social
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Rebecca Christie @rebeccawire.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
"When we stop deepening into the single market, things tend to break down" says @teresaribera.ec.europa.eu speaking @bruegel.bsky.social. Reducing fragmentation essential to retaining market confidence - and selling bonds.
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 15/01/2025
🎙️ The EU vs. Big Tech: Regulating for Innovation and Sovereignty In this episode of The Sound of Economics, @rebeccawire.bsky.social is joined by MEP Aura Salla and @proffionasm.bsky.social to explore the EU's evolving approach to tech regulation. 🔗
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The EU vs. Big Tech: Regulating for innovation and sovereignty
How should the EU regulate Big Tech and Artificial Intelligence?
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 02/01/2025
How will the EU springboard from the tumult of 2024 to meet the challenges ahead? Listen to our year-end podcast with with @jzettelmeyer.bsky.social, @heathergrabbe.bsky.social, André Sapir & @rebeccawire.bsky.social. #Econsky buff.ly/4fsHrym
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Bruegel @bruegel.org · 08/01/2025
🎙️ WTO at 30: Does multilateralism have a future? @rebeccawire.bsky.social, James Baxter and Ignacio García Bercero examine the achievements and crises that have shaped the organisation.
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30 Years of the World Trade Organisation: Challenges, reforms, and the path ahead
Does multilateralism have a future?
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