When oil is scarce and debt is binding: policy sequencing under a severe energy supply shock
With inflation still binding and fiscal space thin, the 2026 Iran shock revives the case for pre-committed, conditional yield anchors with clear exit
What you need to know about ETS
How does the EU’s emissions trading system work and what changes are coming?
To achieve tech sovereignty, Europe must not mimic its rivals
To cut its dependence on US and Chinese tech, Europe is copying their protectionism: raising costs, inviting retaliation and missing the real fix
Macron and Merz need to tackle the veto to really unlock EU enlargement
A Franco-German plan to ease EU candidates into the single market should be accompanied by a reduction in the veto rights of current members
Between values and interests: drivers of EU aid
EU aid is still more poverty-focused than peers, but external policy drivers are growing and reshaping development cooperation after Global Gateway
German rearmament under the spotlight
Germany’s rearmament effort is laying bare its structural weaknesses in strategic, technological and operational modernisation
The European Commission’s recommitment to better regulation is yet to be proven
The latest plan from the Commission fails to instil confidence in its commitment to better regulation
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National plans, regional voices: cohesion policy in the next European Union budget
NRPPs could raise the EU added value of the 2028–34 budget, but reform conditions and decision-making must better reflect regional needs
How Europe should respond to the Iran gas shock – and how it shouldn’t
The European Union should act now to head off growing impacts from the Iran conflict on gas prices and availability
Hungary’s future
How Hungary’s historic election changes the EU and the economic outlook
The new global imbalances: why care, why now and what should be done?
This essay analyses the causes of, and remedies for, external imbalances, and what countries should do if they do not decline
From savings to sustainability: long-term investors and Europe’s green transition
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