Sander Tordoir

Sander Tordoir

Senior economist
Areas of expertise 

Eurozone monetary and fiscal policy, the institutional architecture of EMU, European integration and Germany’s role in the EU.

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The EU still needs to build its de-risking toolkit

The EU still needs to build its de-risking toolkit

Encompass
14 September 2023
‘De-risking’ the EU’s economic ties with China took centre stage in this week’s state of the union speech by European Commission President von der Leyen.
Future is Blue: Unpacking German economic troubles

Future is Blue: Unpacking German economic troubles

06 September 2023
Is the German economy again the sick man of Europe, as it was once labelled back in the late 90s? We take a look at the current economic challenges of Germany together with Sander Tordoir, Senior Economist at the Centre for European Reform, and Raymond Torres, Funcas Europe Director.

CER Podcast: Will political turmoil in Spain and the Netherlands leave the EU in a tough spot?

09 August 2023
Camino Mortera-Martinez and Sander Tordoir discuss Dutch and Spanish politics in the context of the EU.

Alemania necesita un nuevo modelo de crecimiento

ES Global
02 August 2023
Berlín debe modificar a fondo su estrategia de crecimiento, en lugar de aferrarse a un modelo fracasado de corporativismo industrial exportador.

The European reverberations of the Netherlands’ political implosion

El Pais
28 July 2023
As Spain digests the results from a ballot box that may leave it in political deadlock, the Netherlands gears up for an election campaign of its own. 

CER podcast: The politics of China-US-EU trade: Pulling up the drawbridge?

29 June 2023
In this week's episode of the CER podcast Sander Tordoir, John Springford and Brad Setser discuss green tech industrial policy and ‘de-risking’ trade with China.

Future is blue podcast: How can the EU have a successful China policy?

27 June 2023
In this show our host Carlos Carnicero Urabayen talks to Sander Tordoir, Senior Economist at the Centre for European Reform, and Raymond Torres, Funcas Europe Director, about how can Europe implement the China policy it needs for a successful relationship with Asia's superpower.

The EU cannot leave it to the US and China to slug it out

The Parliament Magazine
01 June 2023
Europe is playing a dangerous game allowing China and the US to escalate their conflict, leading to serious ramifications for the EU's economy.

EU fiscal rule reform has become a defensive fight

EurActiv
03 May 2023
The new EU fiscal rules proposed by the Commission will not slam public investment or exacerbate recessions in the immediate future, but they might haunt the eurozone in the long-term,

CER podcast: Berlin versus Brussels: The politics of EU fiscal rules

12 April 2023
In this week's episode of the CER podcast Sander Tordoir discusses the EU's fiscal rules.