European Macro Policy Network (EMPN)

Connecting, funding, and coordinating Europe’s next generation of economic think tanks – turning national debates into EU action, one policy at a time.

[European Macro Policy Network (EMPN) @EMPN_eu]

Join us this afternoon for discussions on secure and affordable energy, and Europe's strategic leverage.

14:15-15:45: The unfinished energy union: what would a deal cost?

16:00-17:30: Strategic autonomy: counting the chips https://t.co/WURGiv4rU4

[European Macro Policy Network (EMPN) @EMPN_eu]

Sovereignty has a cost: who pays, and what gives?

Second panel of the day is starting, follow the livestream: https://t.co/YwRUBALs3t

[Dezernat Zukunft @dezernatzukunft.bsky.social @DezernatZ]

Europe WANTS #energy independence, #defense security, and rapid #decarbonation.

AND we have a massive consumer market and vast savings to fund it.

BUT (artificial) fiscal limits constrain public borrowing.

THEREFORE, we must decide who pays for European sovereignty.

[European Macro Policy Network (EMPN) @EMPN_eu]

Conference livestream

How does Europe defend its economic sovereignty when the foundations it relied on are crumbling?

That's the question behind our conference today in Brussels: The Economic Foundations of European Sovereignty.

We're streaming the full day live 👇

Morning session (9:30–13:15 CEST): https://t.co/POKMvP0AYt

Afternoon session (14:15–17:30 CEST): https://t.co/hEoJmG8FbO

Full programme: https://t.co/oVuk1DFeVP

[Philippa Sigl-Glöckner @PhilippaSigl]

++Wed, 24.6, Brussels / cyberspace++

Join us at the @EMPN_eu conference on EUR sovereignty incl a panel on Europe’s leverage on the global stage 4-5:30pm with @MaxReddel Victor van Hoorn and @carlomartu.

Details and stream: https://t.co/0wabmW5FsO

[Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon]

If you are in Brussel on June 24th, come join us for the @EMPN_eu event "The Economic Foundations of European Sovereignty".

[Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon]

This Friday (10.30-12 a.m.), I'll be discussing the OECD Economic Survey 2026 for Austria, with a focus on fiscal consolidation and ageing. Location: University of Vienna, Marietta-Blau-Saal. The event is open for everyone, no registration required.

[European Macro Policy Network (EMPN) @EMPN_eu]

📢 EMPN is growing, and hiring!

We are hiring 3 Senior Economic Policy Analysts:
• Monetary & Financial Policy
• Fiscal Policy
• Energy Policy & Finance

Join a growing European think tank network shaping macroeconomic policy debates.

Apply here➡️ https://t.co/sBuYOtt87Z

[European Macro Policy Network (EMPN) @EMPN_eu]

🇪🇺 Fiscal policy is once again central to Europe’s future.

With defence, energy, and demographic change reshaping public priorities and budgetary choices, France and Germany face a shared question:

How should national and European fiscal frameworks adapt to these new realities?

[Ludovic Suttor-Sorel @Lsuttors]

🇪🇺 A rare moment: senior #French and #German fiscal officials will meet in Paris to discuss Europe’s budgetary future.

At a time when almost every European country faces tighter budgets and rising investment needs, this conversation matters. 🧵

[Philippa Sigl-Glöckner @PhilippaSigl]

++next Friday, Paris++

[European Macro Policy Network (EMPN) @EMPN_eu]

@eco_avant_garde @DezernatZ For more information and registration : https://t.co/teqUOqKUYz

[European Macro Policy Network (EMPN) @EMPN_eu]

🇪🇺 Fiscal policy is once again central to Europe’s future.

With defence, energy, and demographic change reshaping public priorities and budgetary choices, France and Germany face a shared question:

How should national and European fiscal frameworks adapt to these new realities?

[European Macro Policy Network (EMPN) @EMPN_eu]

Organised by @eco_avant_garde & @DezernatZ, members of the European Macro Policy Network (EMPN) — bringing together a new generation of European economic think tanks to rethink fiscal policy for today’s challenges.

#FiscalPolicy #Europe #France #Germany #PublicFinance

[European Macro Policy Network (EMPN) @EMPN_eu]

More info: https://t.co/teqUOqKUYz

[European Macro Policy Network (EMPN) @EMPN_eu]

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Read the full report here 👉 https://t.co/LYUNDBh8kP

🇪🇺And explore more EMPN work on Europe’s fiscal, monetary, industrial, and energy policy on our new digital home: https://t.co/mAgFW2YlhI

[European Macro Policy Network (EMPN) @EMPN_eu]

📘 Our new EMPN publication on #Norms Behind #Numbers

Europe’s #FiscalRules rely on a concept that isn’t as “technical” as it looks: #PotentialOutput.

Here’s why its legal foundations matter. 🧵

[European Macro Policy Network (EMPN) @EMPN_eu]

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And it offers concrete recommendations for aligning fiscal methodology with legal commitments - from EU-level guidance to reforms of Germany’s “Normallage” approach.