Bruegel and the Financial Times partnered up to host a debate featuring lead candidates from major EU political parties on EU economic issues, namely growth, the single market, economic security and the EU budget. The participants of the debate were:

Sandro Gozi, Renew Europe Now
Ursula von der Leyen, The European People's Party
Nicolas Schmit, the Party of European Socialists
Anders Vistisen, Identity and Democracy Party

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, Rebecca Christie sits down with Bruegel Senior fellow Maria Demertzis, FT Brussels bureau chief Henry Foy, also moderators of the debate, to unpack the views they gathered from the event, discuss how the elections are likely to turn out and what will happen afterwards.

Relevant events and publications:

Economic choices for Europe: EU leadership debate 2024, Bruegel-Financial Times event, 21 May 2024
Visions for Europe: Economic expert debate for the 2024 EU elections, Bruegel-Financial Times event, 15 April 2024
Saint-Amans, P. (2024) ‘Broader border taxes: a new option for European Union budget resources’, Policy Brief 06/2024, Bruegel

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