Germany’s gas-price ‘defence shield’: problems and redeeming features
The €200 billion “defence shield” risks undermining European solidarity. This could be avoided by designing it well.
Will Ukraine’s refugees go home?
The way to help Ukraine will be to assist in reconstruction and not place artificial impediments to immigration of those who have already suffered.
Enlarging and deepening: giving substance to the European Political Community
The EPC would not be, and should not be, regarded as a substitute for EU accession, but should be designed to work as an accelerator.
Do LGBTQIA+ people face EU labour market discrimination?
Labour-market data on LGBTQIA+ people is limited, but there is some evidence that those in same-sex partnerships experience discrimination.
China’s top ranked corporations are not as opaque as they may seem
Even though most large Chinese SOEs are not listed, they generate most of their revenue from their listed subsidiaries.
Recent Publications
An assessment of Europe’s options for addressing the crisis in energy markets
Action to intervene in the gas and electricity wholesale markets is also being taken at European Union level, which is what we analyse in this paper.
How Can the European Union Adapt to Climate Change?
Europe must increasingly deal with the harmful impacts of climate change, regardless of its success in reducing emissions.
The Energy President
Since taking office, von der Leyen has frequently brought the continent together in the face of unprecedented challenges.
Russian crude oil tracker
Will Ukraine’s refugees return?
Upcoming events
China's role in the global financial architecture
What risks does China's rise pose to the security of the international financial architecture?
Small modular reactors: technology, policy, and economic prospects
At this closed-door event we will discuss the realistic deployment prospects for SMRs and their future in Europe's energy systems.
Digital reskilling: empowering under-resourced communities on both sides of the Atlantic
What skills are needed for the digital future, and how can governments and companies support the retraining of people who lack these skills?
Essay Competition – 2022 Year of Youth
Read the winning essay by Joana Jacinto
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Tackling inflation: learning from the European Central Bank's six lapses
While mistakes unduly constrained rate hikes, gradual tightening is the right approach along with a new instrument to address energy bottlenecks.
Shinzo Abe’s economic legacy: a glass half full
Abenomics has fallen short in many ways, but Japan has still largely coped with an aging society while maintaining a high level of income equality.
Cross-border telework in the EU: fab or fad?
Europe should investigate the possibility of ‘digital frontier worker’ status for cross-border remote workers.
How effective has the pandemic emergency purchase programme been in ensuring debt sustainability?
The ECB’s pandemic emergency purchase programme has improved substantially the debt dynamics of euro-area countries, with durable effects.
Russia’s huge trade surplus is not a sign of economic strength
Russia has recorded a record trade surplus, but more than half of its increase is due to the collapse of imports.
Closing the gender gap for self-employed women in the European Union
Self-employed women are at a wealth disadvantage, according to ECB household finance data, and thus have more to gain from policies that spur saving.
European natural gas imports
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