Dr. Philipp Lausberg is a Senior Policy Analyst in the European Political Economy Programme at the European Policy Centre and teaches International Political Economy at the Université Catholique de Lille.
Before joining the EPC, he was a Marie Curie fellow at the University of Antwerp and the Hertie School Berlin, completing a doctoral thesis about EU reforms in response to the sovereign debt crisis, such as European Banking Union and reforms in European fiscal policy. He has also taught International Political Economy and International Relations at the University of Antwerp. Prior to that, he worked at the strategy consulting firm Roland Berger and in e-commerce and fintech ventures of the start-up incubator Rocket Internet in Moscow and Berlin. He also has experience as a freelance journalist focusing on Russia and Eastern Europe, having published for The Moscow Times, The Calvert Journal and Dekoder, amongst others. Philipp is fluent in German, English, French and Russian and has a basic grasp of Spanish.
He holds a PhD from the University of Antwerp on European fiscal and banking policy during the eurozone sovereign debt crisis, as well as an MSc in Russian and East European Studies and a BA in History and Politics from the University of Oxford.
Philipp has expertise in EU economic governance, energy policy, industrial policy, the single market and the politics and economics of Russia and Eastern Europe.
PROGRAMME
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EU economic governance, banking and financial policy, energy policy, industrial policy, the single market, politics and economics of Russia and Eastern Europe
EDUCATION
PhD in Political Economy (European fiscal and banking policy during the eurozone sovereign debt crisis), University of Antwerp
MSc in Russian and East European Studies, University of Oxford
BA in History and Politics, University of Oxford
LANGUAGES
German, English, French, Russian, Spanish (basic)
„Trumpove predstavy sú ilúziou. Päťdesiat až stopercentné clá by okamžite vyvolali odvetu Pekingu. Čína je nielen najväčším exportérom do Európy, ale aj tretím najväčším trhom pre európske firmy. Pre exportérov by to znamenalo katastrofu,“ upozorňuje analytik think-tanku EPC Philipp Lausberg, ktorého cituje stránka TN.cz.
The EU is edging closer to seizing frozen Russian central bank assets. Could Vladimir Putin retaliate by expropriating even more Westerners’ money – including my own?
Ông Philipp Lausberg - Nhà phân tích chính sách cấp cao, Trung tâm Chính sách châu Âu (EPC) nhận định: "Chúng tôi nhận thấy rằng bất cứ khi nào FED cắt giảm lãi suất, thị trường chứng khoán châu Âu thường hoạt động khá tốt trong khoảng 3 - 6 tháng sau đó. Lý do là bởi thị trường có nhiều thanh khoản hơn để đầu tư.
Europe is becoming a continent of net investment outflows. And whilst the next budget includes a significant Competitiveness Fund, we need these investments now, not in 2028
For Philipp Lausberg, an analyst with the Europe's Political Economy programme at the EPC (Belgium), 'it is no longer sustainable for national budgets to address challenges of this magnitude separately.'
Alors que la Commission européenne doit prochainement présenter ses orientations pour le budget à long terme, l’European Policy Centre (EPC), think tank indépendant, dévoile un rapport dans lequel Philipp Lausberg et Georg Riekeles donnent des pistes pour que l'UE se positionne comme une puissance et développe une "3ème voie".
Philipp Lausberg was interviewed by Danish newspaper Kristeligt Dagbladon on the Draghi report.
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Philipp Lausberg was interviewed for the Bulgarian National Radio on EU-China trade tensions
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Eric Maurice was interviewed by LN24 on the european defence and security summit.
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Eric Maurice was interviewed by Le Temps on the Macron-Starmer duo, presenting a united front in rearming Europe and defending Ukraine.
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Philipp Lausberg was interviewed by Czech TV Nova on the new release of the EU Competitiveness Compass.
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Eric Maurice was interviewed by Le Figaro on the return of Berlin to the scene and strengthening the french-german alliance in light of increased pressure for Europe to rearm.
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Eric Maurice was interviewed by L'Opinion on the upcoming German elections and the future chancellor.
Philipp Lausberg was interviewd by Deutsche Welle on Trump’s pivot to Russia.
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Philipp Lausberg was was quoted by Euractiv in an article on European Capital Markets Union.
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Philipp Lausberg was interviewed by CCTV for their TV report on the effect for the EU of the end of Russian natural gas transit through Ukraine
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Philipp Lausberg spoke with Kristeligt Dagblad about European competitiveness and energy policy.
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Philipp Lausberg spoke with Al Jazeera about the Romanian extreme right presidential election surprise winner Calin Georgescu.
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Philipp Lausberg spoke with Al Jazeera about the Romanian extreme right presidential election surprise winner Calin Georgescu
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Eric Maurice was interviewed by Euronews on the newly formed commission, who are the commissioners picked for each role, what their expertise is about and what can be expected.
Eric Maurice was interviewed by L'Opinion on which head of state, particularly Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz, Giorgia Meloni and Donald Tusk, in Europe would and should expect a Trump call.
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Philipp Laubserg was quoted by Euractiv on what to expect by Biden and Harris on trade policy with the EU.
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Philipp Lausberg was quoted by Euractiv on the EU tariffs on Chinese EVs.
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Eric Maurice was interviewed by les Echos on Ursula von der Leyen's second mandate, set to be stronger in light of politically weakened national EU member states leaders, such as Macron and Scholz.
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Philipp Lausberg was quoted by Irish publication Business Post on the weak economic performance of Germany.
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Philipp Lausberg was quoted by Euractiv on the resilience of the Russian economy in the face of Western sanctions.
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Philipp Lausberg was interviewed by Intrafish on the EU sanctions against the Russian fishery industry.
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Philipp Lausberg was quoted by Parliament Magazine on the new Patriots group in the European Parliament.
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Philipp Lausberg is interviewed by Deutsch Welle Polish service on the payout of Recovery and Resilience Fund money for Poland.
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Philipp Lausberg took part in the Euronews talkshow "Brussels My Love" to discuss the elections in France and the UK.
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Philipp Lausberg was quoted by Euractiv on prospective UK-EU relations under the new Starmer government
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The episode focused on Ukraine's path to EU accession, the Enlargement Package and the gig economy.
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This comes on top of a consecutive liberalisation of state aid rules over the last few years, which threatens to fragment the Single Market. Germany and France have spent 80 per cent of the 672 billion euros in state aid granted since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, leaving businesses in smaller and fiscally weaker states at a competitive disadvantage. A recent settlement prohibiting the sale of Ukrainian grain in Eastern EU member states has further strained the Single Market.
The Single Market is thus acutely threatened on its 30th anniversary and just a month after a Commission communication celebrating its achievements. The Commission has had to invest significant resources to deal with a set of crises since von der Leyen took office in late 2019. And overall, it has delivered an impressive policy response to the Covid crisis, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the competitiveness challenge of the American IRA. But compromising the internal market, which constitutes the backbone of the EU economy, is not something the EU can afford in times of permacrisis.
This is because a functioning Single Market is essential for the EU’s triple transition goals: the green and digital transition as well as the objective to reach greater economic security in an increasingly confrontational geo-economic environment. The Single Market has increased competition, labour specialisation and economies of scale and pushed the efficiency of the EU’s economy to unprecedented levels over the past 30 years. It could facilitate the development of new European industries or value chains, especially in the key green and digital fields in the future.
The Commission should therefore focus its resources on stronger enforcement of Single Market rules across all member states. It should also further harmonise rules in fields where the Single Market has been underdeveloped, particularly in services, energy and financial markets. The liberalisation of state aid should be limited in time and scope, and instead, more European-level financing should be mobilised, which would not undermine the Single Market.
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