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Bruegel

Mission

Bruegel is a European think tank devoted to international economics. It was created in Brussels in early 2005 with the intention of bringing a new voice into Europe’s economic policy discussions.

Its governance and funding model makes Bruegel unique, being the only think tank partly funded by EU member states. It is supported by 16 European governments, as well as a number of leading private corporations.

Bruegel does not represent any particular policy doctrine. It aims to contribute to economic policymaking in Europe through open, fact-based and policy-relevant research, analysis and discussion.

Bruegel’s Name

The name Bruegel, referring to ‘Brussels European and Global Economic Laboratory’, pays tribute to the Flemish painter Pieter Bruegel, considered one of the most innovative painters of the 16th Century.

Director

Jean Pisani-Ferry

He was appointed Bruegel’s Director in 2005 after having been involved in the development of Bruegel since the project’s earliest days. A French Professor of Economics at Université Paris-Dauphine, he was previously economic adviser with the European Comission (1989-1992), Director of CEPII, the main French research institute in international economics (1992-1997), and Executive President of the French Prime Minister’s Council of Economic Analysis (2001-2002).

Bruegel’s Board

The Board is chaired by former European Commissioner Mario Monti