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The dual objective of China's competition quest: mitigating structural deceleration and great power rivalry
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The push-pull between geopolitics and domestic resistance: lessons from the 2004 enlargement of the EU
Geopolitics is now a chief concern of political leaders in both the EU and candidate countries, giving them strong reasons to integrate more closely
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First glance
09 April 2024
Beyond the numbers of EU national energy and climate plans
The authors conduct a simple relative frequency analysis for a series of words mentioned in the NECPs to identify interesting policy insights within
Ben McWilliams and Georg Zachmann
First glance
08 April 2024
Price stability is all about climate change
The European Central Bank should bring in cheaper greening funding for banks, to offset the impact of high interest rates on the energy transition
Dirk Schoenmaker and Rens van Tilburg
Opinion piece
05 April 2024
Stay away from Russian money
The EU would shoot itself in the foot by confiscating Russian assets and giving them to Ukraine
Armin Steinbach
Newsletter
08 April 2024
Why should EU copyright protection be reduced to realise the innovation benefits of Generative AI?
Bertin Martens
Opinion piece
03 April 2024
Spend it at home: current account surpluses in the EU
EU leadership needs to identify the factors that hold investment back and the incentives that could persuade investors to stay in Europe
Maria Demertzis
Newsletter
02 April 2024
China's continued focus on the same export-driven model is bound to hit an impasse
Alicia García-Herrero
Newsletter
02 April 2024
Europe's clean tech roll out: how to ensure an evidence-based green transition?
Simone Tagliapietra
First glance
26 March 2024
The EU needs a methodology for including reform impacts in fiscal trajectories
Such a methodology, and a governance mechanism for managing associated risks, must be in place before the new fiscal framework kickstarts in September
Zsolt Darvas, Lennard Welslau and Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Opinion piece
22 March 2024
A Connected Europe in the Digital World
The EU's digital policy will serve the bloc better if it stays open and consciously linked to the rest of the world.
Rebecca Christie
Newsletter
25 March 2024
Why should the European Union reboot the debate on financing the EU budget?
Pascal Saint-Amans
Opinion piece
20 March 2024
The European Central Bank, inflation tolerance and the last mile
Maria Demertzis
First glance
19 March 2024
European capital markets union: make it or break it
Capital markets union has not delivered, but it should be given a last chance, with a focus on supervisory integration
Nicolas Véron
Newsletter
18 March 2024
How realistic is the proposed European defence industrial strategy?
Guntram B. Wolff
Opinion piece
15 March 2024
The idea that Europe’s economic performance is inferior to that of the United States is erroneous
Zsolt Darvas
Opinion piece
15 March 2024
The comparison between the European and American innovation systems is hardly encouraging for Europe
Reinhilde Veugelers
First glance
14 March 2024
The European Central Bank’s timid operational framework update
The European Central Bank announced limited changes to its operational framework – which is probably right given current uncertainty
Maria Demertzis and Francesco Papadia