

Boosting EU budget revenues with a defence spending shortfall levy
The European Union’s defence spending laggards could be asked to pay more into the common budget

Fighting poverty, creating jobs: how development finance helps
Blended finance, marine bonds and green borrowing all play a role in how the International Finance Corporation strengthens emerging economies

Transatlantic clean investment monitor 4: electric vehicles
A clear move to electric vehicles is underway, but the US is creating more obstacles than Europe

India-China rapprochement: what are the long-term prospects?
Despite signs of cautious improvement, India-China relations remain deeply strained by border tensions and mutual distrust

Intra-Western Balkans dynamics: stocktaking and ways ahead
This paper explores the barriers to, and prospects for, deeper intra-Western Balkan economic relationships

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Understanding Serbian youth discontent through the lens of the labour market
As young Serbians arrive in Brussels to highlight the changes they want to see in Serbia, the EU should show stronger support for their demands

China's presence in the Eastern Mediterranean
A closer look at China's strategic economic footprint in the Eastern Mediterranean and the lessons it holds for the EU

How the EU should plan for global trade transformation
Current turbulence is also an opportunity for the EU to forge a coalition in support of rules-based trade and global trading system reform

How much research talent could Europe grab from the US?
Up to a fifth of researchers in top US universities have previously studied in Europe; they might be persuaded to return

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