Commentary
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Recent commentary
Rivals, Not Enemies
How should the Commission's fiscal framework proposal be improved?
We’ve got it wrong on windfall taxes
European Union grain imports from Ukraine: the right decision and a cynical rebellion
The European Commission was right to let restrictive measures on Ukrainian grain lapse, but the decision has had negative side-effects.
The tyranny of EU treaties
It is an overdue question whether those agreements are still fit for purpose or if they must be changed.
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First glance
03 July 2023
Tax for climate finance should start with shipping
Emissions from international shipping are the most realistic target for taxes to pay for climate spending in developing countries.
Newsletter
03 July 2023
Why should the European Union invest in the new space race?
Comment
29 June 2023
Better Backstops, Safer Banks
The EU’s banking union needs to keep growing for Europe’s economy to thrive.
Comment
28 June 2023
Rebooting the European Union’s Net-Zero Industry Act
The proposal for a Net Zero Industry Act still needs work before it can realize its objectives, according to a new paper by Bruegel.
Comment
26 June 2023
The EU needs to move faster on valuing nature
National governments tend to backpeddle on green policies when challenged by self-interested voters.
Newsletter
26 June 2023
Why is the new directive on platform work important?
First glance
22 June 2023
European Commission antitrust case targets Google’s dominance of online ad-space buying
The European Commission for the first time is considering forcing Google to divest part of its advertising services.
Comment
22 June 2023
The US and euro area must move faster on their digital currencies for wholesale purposes
Newsletter
21 June 2023
China's growing and complex economic relationship with the Gulf States
Newsletter
19 June 2023
How can de-risking lead to greater economic security?
Newsletter
12 June 2023
How should EU policymakers reboot the NZIA?
Comment
06 June 2023
De-risking as an economic strategy
Comment
10 May 2023
Did the European Union Dodge the Energy Bullet?
Newsletter
05 June 2023
Russian LNG: what measures will help the EU kick the habit?
Comment
01 June 2023
China’s growing power in Latin America
Comment
01 June 2023
China’s weak recovery is turning off foreign investors
Quick rebound expected after the relaxation of zero-Covid policies has not materialised.