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The report has the potential to substantially impact the European Union's strategic agenda from 2024-29
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Opinion piece
25 April 2024
A smart industrial policy to fast-charge Europe’s electric vehicles revolution
Julia Poliscanova and Simone Tagliapietra
Newsletter
22 April 2024
Why should the EU care about a growing population of the 'very old'?
David Pinkus
Opinion piece
18 April 2024
Use the financial system to enforce export controls on Russia
Benjamin Hilgenstock, Elina Ribakova, Anna Vlasyuk and Guntram B. Wolff
First glance
19 April 2024
The Letta report: an assessment of the energy proposals
The report has the potential to substantially impact the European Union's strategic agenda from 2024-29
Ben McWilliams, Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann
Opinion piece
17 April 2024
Industrial policy for economic security
Maria Demertzis
First glance
16 April 2024
Use the financial system to enforce export controls on Russia
Prohibition of Western tech exports to Russia is not working; rapid measures are needed to tighten up
Benjamin Hilgenstock, Elina Ribakova, Anna Vlasyuk and Guntram B. Wolff
Newsletter
15 April 2024
What should be the economic priorities for the next Commission and European Parliament?
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Opinion piece
15 April 2024
China’s ‘new productive forces’ risk overcapacity bubble
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
12 April 2024
China continues to dominate an expanded BRICS
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
12 April 2024
India's economy can overtake China's if it can stay on track
Alicia García-Herrero
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