Eu governance

Doing ‘whatever it takes’ to save the banks

Fast and furious: how digital bank runs challenge the banking-crisis rulebook

The speed of recent bank failures has shown the need for more systemic protection of the financial system.

Reforming the Ukrainian Economy and State: The Unfinished Business

Ukraine will need additional international aid to rebuild its economy and infrastructure when the war ends.

The ripple effect of financial education

A financial literacy course for university students in Cyprus also improved the financial knowledge of their parents.

Banking turbulence is not a reason to pause monetary tightening

Despite calls for interest rate hikes to be paused, both the ECB and Federal raised rates- which was the right decision.

The European Central Bank’s latest move tells a clear story

The European Central Bank is right not to over-react to recent banking problems.

The Net-Zero Industry Act puts EU credibility at risk

The EU Net-Zero Industry Act looks like it’s been set up to keep everyone happy – and to achieve limited results.

EU electricity market design reform: too quick a fix for a complex problem?

EU proposals on stimulating energy investment signal a paradigm shift; much more clarity is needed before they can be agreed.

Europe is out of the immediate energy crisis

The challenge now for policymakers and industry alike is to smoothly facilitate a transition toward structurally lower gas consumption.

There are no shortcuts to finance

The basic underpinnings of regulation, reserves and (legal) recourse are missing in decentralised finance, or DeFi.

Search to answer engine shift challenges dynamic competition

Microsoft and Google’s move towards answer engines requires competition authorities to preserve dynamic competition.

The EU Net Zero Industry Act and the risk of reviving past failures

How the EU might respond to clean tech subsidies, in the form of a leaked draft law entitled the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), is deeply worrisome.

European Union countries’ recovery and resilience plans

The difficulty of designating gatekeepers under the EU Digital Markets Act

The European Commission should be more precise and transparent when designating gatekeepers under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act.