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Towards an EU-China non-summit?
The EU-China relationship is caught in a cycle of disgruntlement – and it doesn’t appear to be getting any better

When Greece was on the brink of euro exit: disaster averted, lessons learned
There are good arguments for greater European integration, but it must be built on trust, not spun out of crisis

Can defence investment be sustainable? The European Commission thinks so
European Commission guidance on defence investment and sustainability could ease reputational concerns for investors

Bolster the EU sustainable finance framework to boost nature funds
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Newsletter
14 July 2025
How could nature markets provide new finance for biodiversity?
Heather Grabbe
First Glance
09 July 2025
Towards an EU-China non-summit?
The EU-China relationship is caught in a cycle of disgruntlement – and it doesn’t appear to be getting any better
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
08 July 2025
Bolster the EU sustainable finance framework to boost nature funds
Heather Grabbe
First Glance
08 July 2025
When Greece was on the brink of euro exit: disaster averted, lessons learned
There are good arguments for greater European integration, but it must be built on trust, not spun out of crisis
Marco Buti, Klaus Regling and Thomas Wieser
First Glance
08 July 2025
Can defence investment be sustainable? The European Commission thinks so
European Commission guidance on defence investment and sustainability could ease reputational concerns for investors
Silvia Merler
Opinion piece
08 July 2025
The EU’s new climate and trade policy will be a good deal for US steel and aluminum
Simone Tagliapietra
Newsletter
07 July 2025
Are Europe’s clean industrial goals at odds with those of the Global South?
Simone Tagliapietra
Opinion piece
30 June 2025
How can the Western Balkans make EU integration a success story?
Nina Vujanović
Newsletter
02 July 2025
What Europe must learn from China’s ascent in critical technologies
Alicia García-Herrero
First Glance
01 July 2025
How Europe can live with NATO’s ill-conceived defence spending target
A joint approach to defence as a European public good is the only viable option for EU countries to spend 5% of GDP on defence
Roel Beetsma, Marco Buti and Francesco Nicoli
Newsletter
30 June 2025
How can the EU achieve its aim of a Savings and Investments Union?
Nicolas Véron
First Glance
30 June 2025
The implications of G7 agreement on the global minimum tax
Though the European Union might not like a ‘side-by-side’ global minimum tax system, it has little choice but to work with it for now
Pascal Saint-Amans
Opinion piece
25 June 2025
Who You Call When You Call Europe
Rebecca Christie
Newsletter
23 June 2025
Why would European countries need to develop a joint nuclear deterrence
Francesco Nicoli
Newsletter
16 June 2025
How should the EU balance short-term gas needs with long-term climate goals?
Ugnė Keliauskaitė
First Glance
11 June 2025
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
Armin Steinbach, Zsolt Darvas, Roel Dom and Pascal Saint-Amans