Lecture by Guntram Wolff: Can the EU be fit for war by 2030? - 16 Oct 2025
Without a collaborative approach towards defence and military procurement, the EU risks losing its standing and credibility vis-à-vis Russia while deepening its dependency on the USread more
Neuer Podcast - Soll Europa jetzt Oligarchen und russische Kriegsflüchtlinge aufnehmen? - 16 Oct 2025
Vasily Astrov bespricht und analysiert mit „Presse“-Journalist Eduard Steiner mittwochs im Zweiwochen-Rhythmus russisches Gas, Sanktionen, Oligarchen – und vieles mehrread more
New study: Europe needs public investment to achieve its geopolitical goals and revive its economy - 13 Oct 2025
Without more public investment, the EU cannot become greener, more competitive or more resilient. Well-targeted public investment brings strong economic returns and can be financed – even through borrowing – without destabilising national budgetsread more
Bridging the gap: converge2eu tracks Western Balkans’ road to EU prosperity - 09 Oct 2025
Data highlight the urgent need for action on environment, education, and infrastructure - while digitalisation shows strong progressread more
Russia is shifting its foreign trade massively towards China - 02 Oct 2025
Russia’s foreign trade is undergoing a profound shift, with China replacing the EU as Russia’s main trading partnerread more
The EU is gaining influence in Eastern Europe, but losing ground to China in North Africa and Turkey - 25 Sep 2025
New Geoeconomic Interconnectivity Index (GEOII) shows: The EU should strategically leverage its economic relations with neighbouring countries in order to remain competitive with China, Russia and the USread more
Achieving geoeconomic goals by boosting the economy without raising the public debt ratio? New evidence on the effects of public investment in the European Union
In cooperation with CEU, FIW, Universität Wien, WIFO, WIIW and WU.
Nitya Pandalai-Nayer (Associate Professor, UT Austin Department of Economics) presents her research (jointly with Javier Cravino, Andrei A. Levchenko, Francesc Ortega) in the Vienna International Economics Seminar (VIES) series
The World Bank and wiiw cordially invite you to an engaging discussion exploring key trends and future prospects for the Western Balkans' labour market.
Towards Better Jobs in the Western Balkans - Understanding jobs challenge amid economic and demographic shifts
In cooperation with CEU, FIW, Universität Wien, WIFO, WIIW and WU.
Christoph Boehm (Associate Professor at UT Austin and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research) presents his research (jointly with Andrei Levchenko, Nitya Pandalai-Nayar, and Hiroshi Toma) in the Vienna International Economics Seminar (VIES) series
