“A big moment”: Europe braces for uncertain US moves

Videos

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“A big moment”: Europe braces for uncertain US moves

With an emergency EU summit looming and tensions rising over Greenland and trade, Rebecca Christie of Bruegel says this could be a turning point in Europe's relationship with the US but also warns that even Brussels can't predict what Washington will do next.

Interview with Deutsche Welle
20 January 2026

EU Covid summit
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EU Covid summit

How can Europe find agreement on economic stimulus and joint borrowing amid the pandemic?

Interview with Euronews
27 May 27 2020

TARP Successes and Failures
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TARP Successes and Failures

Rebecca Christie talked about the successes and failures of the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). She also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.

Interview with C-SPAN / Washington Journal
4 October 2010

Podcasts

Since November 2024, I have been the principal host of The Sound of Economics, the flagship podcast from Bruegel. For the latest episode, check out our homepage here, with links to all the main podcast platform.

Want to try one first? Here are some of my favorite episodes from the archives.

How can the EU get its act together?
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How can the EU get its act together?

Beyond external threats, persistent fragmentation continues to hinder Europe’s ability to respond.

Guests: Jason Furman and Jeromin Zettelmeyer
27 August 2025

Rebuilding Ukraine: international support, defence and recovery
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Rebuilding Ukraine: international support, defence and recovery

As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues, how are EU and international partners helping to finance recovery and support reconstruction in a conflict zone?

Guests: Tyson Barker, Simon O’Connor and Elina Ribakova
23 July 2025

Digital euro: why now and what’s next
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Digital euro: why now and what’s next

ECB’s Cipollone and Spain’s Hernández de Cos talk timing and strategic arguments for a new Central Bank Digital Currency

Guests: Piero Cipollone and Pablo Hernández de Cos
18 June 2025

Greece’s debt crisis: a decade of resilience
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Greece’s debt crisis: a decade of resilience

Ten years after: economic growth, political change and the path forward for Greece

Guests: George Papaconstantinou and Eleni Varvitsioti
9 April 2025

Ireland’s journey from crisis to confidence
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Ireland’s journey from crisis to confidence

A conversation on Ireland’s economic recovery, housing crisis and international role

Guests: Eamon Gilmore and Patrick Honohan
17 March 2025

From division to unity: 35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall
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From division to unity: 35 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall

What was daily life like in Germany before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall? And how did reunification change everything?

Guests: Marek Dabrowski, Guntram Wolff and Georg Zachmann
13 November 2024

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