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Future is BlueFuture is blue is a series of podcasts promoted by Funcas Europe bringing together academia, think tanks and policymakers for a more inspiring debate about European economic affairs.
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Europe's trade stress test in 2026: coercion, alliances and the single market
Episode 90
Wednesday, 28 January, 2026
In this episode of Future is Blue, Carlos Carnicero Urabayen speaks with Ignacio García Bercero (Bruegel) and Miguel Ángel González-Simón about why trade has become a key stress test for Europe in 2026. They discuss rising transatlantic tensions, the use of tariffs as economic coercion — drawing on García Bercero’s recent Bruegel article — and the EU’s capacity to respond using existing trade defence tools. The conversation also explores Europe’s fragile economic resilience, the impact of uncertainty and trade fragmentation on investment and productivity, and the priorities for the year ahead, from advancing key trade agreements to strengthening the EU single market.
