2023 - BRUEGEL ANNUAL REPORT 2023

Banking and capital markets Digital economy, labour markets, skills and health Global economy and trade policy Energy and the green economy Macroeconomic policy and governance Projects and partnerships Bruegel in academia Banking and capital markets In 2023, Bruegel fellows stayed focused on the EU financial sanctions on Russia, particularly in terms of their efficiency and their impact on the Rus. [...] For in-depth analysis and policy recommendations, see the March Policy brief by Alexander Lehmann and Catarina Martins: The potential of sovereign sustainability-linked bonds in the drive for net-zero Considering the EU financial policy implications of the war in Ukraine our researchers provided advice to the on- going policy process, on banking sanctions and on the debate about confiscation of ce. [...] Bruegel fellows also focused on the EU’s sustainable finance agenda in a time of fossil-fuel resurgence and continued research on the impact and prospects for completion of the Banking Union and of the Capital Markets Union. [...] Read her piece from January: Understanding barriers and resistance to training in the European Union Fabian Stephany at the Future of Work and Inclusive Growth Annual conference, June 2023 42 RESEARCH Session ‘The Twin Transition: navigating the AI and green skills revolution’ at the Future of Work and Inclusive Growth Annual conference, June 2023 43 “ “The impact of the generative-AI on the labou. [...] are interested in a deal) and the desire for market diversification as a result of the coro- For a global perspective, particularly in terms of navirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine.” worldtrade agreements, read Uri’s May Analysis: The problem with preferential trade agreements 45 Energy and green economy After the shocking 2022 marked by the energy crisis, in 2023 Bruegel’s energy team focused.