Olivier Blanchard on Eurobonds and optimism for Europe's future

Date
April 14, 2026, 11:00 AM to 11:30 AM EDT
Virtual Event
Event Summary

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

Series

About This Series

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