Peterson Institute for International Economics 109d ago

Europe faces a range of internal and external issues, including rising populism, slowing economic growth, increasing defense costs, and being caught between the US and China. Olivier Blanchard joins host Anjali V. Bhatt to explore where Europe stands on the Eurobonds proposal that he and Ángel Ubide made last year, what comes next for the region, and why he remains optimistic about Europe's future. HOST Anjali V. Bhatt Communications Manager and Research Fellow, PIIE GUEST Olivier Blanchard Senior Fellow, PIIE For more information, visit: https://www.piie.com/events/2026/olivier-blanchard-eurobonds-and-optimism-europes-future Sign up to get notices of upcoming episodes of the PIIE Insider LIVE podcast: https://clicks.piie.com/insider-live Follow the Peterson Institute for International Economics on social media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/piie LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/piie Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/piie.com