Commentary
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Recent commentary
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.
How can the EU issue debt to finance EU public goods?
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Comment
25 May 2023
Europe’s critical struggle with its economic paradigm
As the European elections approach, the main policy choices are more existential than perhaps ever before.
Comment
23 May 2023
Looking backwards not forwards: why has the European Central Bank been slow to react?
Newsletter
22 May 2023
Why is the G7 expected to issue a joint statement condemning 'economic coercion'?
Comment
16 May 2023
China’s overseas lending needs a full-fledged debt restructuring
First glance
19 May 2023
Central banks: uncertainty is the problem, not managing the trilemma
Regaining price stability is difficult but doable; the bigger problem facing central banks is economic uncertainty.
Newsletter
16 May 2023
China and the US might not be decoupling but their technologies are bifurcating
Once the process of building alliances starts, it is hard to stop.
Newsletter
15 May 2023
How can an EU industrial policy mitigate the effects of rising energy costs?
Comment
13 May 2023
The Commission’s Crisis Management and Deposit Insurance proposal has the potential to significantly improve banking resolution in the EU
The collapse of several US regional institutions and of Crédit Suisse has increased the urgency for crisis management reform in the EU.
First glance
11 May 2023
The age of competition in generative artificial intelligence has begun
Competition in generative artificial intelligence spurs disruptive, potentially beneficial innovations, but not without costs and risks.
First glance
09 May 2023
Holdings limit will prove central to the digital euro’s future
The European Central Bank says its digital currency will not be a store of value, in contrast to global counterparts.
Comment
09 May 2023
Bank of Russia’s immobilised assets: what happens next?
Newsletter
08 May 2023
How should the EU tackle the issue of effective user consent for data processing?
Newsletter
01 May 2023
How will member states react to the European Commission's proposals for fiscal governance reform?
Comment
27 April 2023
EU-China relations have been – and will remain – a rollercoaster
First glance
26 April 2023
In failure or success, SpaceX is a wake up call for Europe
Europe is lagging behind in cost-effective delivery of payloads into orbit
First glance
26 April 2023
The US and Swiss messes may nudge the EU towards better international bank capital standards compliance
Bank collapses show the importance of strong capital and liquidity positions and should signal to the EU the benefits of closer adherence to Basel III