Carnicero Urabayen, Carlos

In a rapidly changing global landscape, the European Union (EU) faces unprecedented challenges to its industrial production and trade relationships. From the impacts of the ongoing war in Ukraine to increasing tensions with the United States and China, Europe’s economic model, long reliant on exports, is being put to the test. This was the focus of the latest Future is Blue podcast episode, where I hosted Aslak Berg, Research Fellow at the Center for European Reform, and Miguel Ángel González Simón, economist at Funcas, for an insightful discussion on the EU’s vulnerabilities and paths forward.

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has set the stage for a potentially turbulent period in transatlantic relations.

Migration is fuelling heated political debates in host countries. To shed light on the reality of its economic impact, Future is Blue podcast host Carlos Carnicero Urabayen interviewed Ana Damas de Matos, a senior policy analyst at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Drawing on years of research, Damas de Matos provided insight into the fiscal contribution of migrants, effects on the labor market and related policy responses.

The latest Future is Blue episode covers the volatility sweeping EU sovereign debt markets in the wake of France’s election results. In an in-depth conversation with Carlos Carnicero Urabayen, Alice Faibishenko, Senior Advisor at Funcas, sheds light on the financial turbulence triggered by budget uncertainties in France and its effects across the eurozone.