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First glance
10 October 2023
How might China hit back over the EU’s electric vehicle anti-subsidy investigation?
China’s silence towards the European Union’s electric vehicle probe could mean that a more harmful retaliation is on its way
Alicia García-Herrero
First glance
10 October 2023
Israel-Hamas war: implications for the global oil market
Fears of Iranian involvement in the Hamas attack could destabilise the global oil market
Simone Tagliapietra
Opinion piece
09 October 2023
Preparing for the virtual AI revolution: EU’s flexible principles imperative
Legislators and regulators should adopt flexible principles to promote technological innovations while minimising risks.
Christophe Carugati
Newsletter
09 October 2023
How to say goodbye?
Giuseppe Porcaro
Opinion piece
04 October 2023
The European Union at the time of the New Cold War: A Manifesto
Marco Buti
First glance
04 October 2023
Europe’s strategic challenge
The EU should pursue ‘gradual and pragmatic federalism,’ underpinned by essential governance reform.
Marco Buti
Opinion piece
03 October 2023
The digital euro’s communication gap
Maria Demertzis
Newsletter
02 October 2023
How should international carbon emissions in the aviation and shipping sectors be reduced?
Giovanni Sgaravatti
Opinion piece
28 September 2023
Rivals, Not Enemies
Rebecca Christie
Newsletter
28 September 2023
China’s growing presence in Latin America is a problem for the West
Alicia García-Herrero
Newsletter
25 September 2023
How should the Commission's fiscal framework proposal be improved?
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Opinion piece
21 September 2023
We’ve got it wrong on windfall taxes
Maria Demertzis
Opinion piece
14 September 2023
China’s currency slide adds to its economic headaches
Alicia García-Herrero
First glance
20 September 2023
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.
Marek Dabrowski
Opinion piece
19 September 2023
The tyranny of EU treaties
It is an overdue question whether those agreements are still fit for purpose or if they must be changed.
Maria Demertzis
Newsletter
18 September 2023
How can the EU issue debt to finance EU public goods?
Armin Steinbach