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Rethink. Renew
The challenges Europe faces are global and no EU country has the capacity to face them alone. These are my plans for a strong, well-structured and decisive Europe.
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Papers and Proposals
Here you will find my proposals on the Banking Union, the Recovery Fund and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), among others.
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My videos
You will find my interviews to top economists under the series #CapitalismAfterCoronavirus
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Press appearances
Op-Eds, interviews and other press appearances in international, national and regional media.
who am I
I am a passionate European.
I am an economist and, since may 2019, an elected Member of the European Parliament with Ciudadanos. I am also Vice President and Economics Coordinator of Renew Europe, the liberal group in the European Parliament. Previously I was Professor of Economics and Strategy at Chicago Booth in the US, the London School of Economics in the UK and IE in Spain.
In the News

Luis Garicano and Guy Verhofstadt: "The European Union must issue war bonds for Ukraine"
May 6, 2022

Luis Garicano: "Why only coal? Europe can afford to ban Russian gas too"
April 6, 2022
My Plans for europe

A proposal for the design of a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism
In March 2021, the European Parliament approved a specific proposal for the introduction of a WTO-compatible Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a key element to

AFME Speech: “Addressing the SME Solvency Crisis”
Good afternoon to all of you,Thank you to the Association for Financial Markets in Europe for inviting me to this event. It is a great

The Recovery and Resilience Facility regulation
Luis Garicano was one of Renew Europe’s negotiators for the Recovery and Resilience Facility regulation. The European Parliament endorsed this legislation on the 10th of