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Le danger est celui d’une divergence croissante entre les Etats-Unis et l’Europe sur la question chinoise
US tariffs on Chinese imports: managed trade is back
A hike in US tariffs is not a return to wholesale protectionism, and the European Union is unlikely to duplicate the US approach
De-dollarisation is all about de-risking
How to ensure European economic security in a world of interdependence?
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Opinion piece
05 January 2021
Regulation in the era of matchmaking economics
New approaches and new tools are needed to prevent excessive concentration of economic power in the hands of a few matchmaking digital platforms that
Maria Demertzis
Opinion piece
04 January 2021
Europe's disappointing investment deal with China
Why rush a deal that is so inherently complex?
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
23 December 2020
The Biden promise
In the eyes of Europeans, Joe Biden’s US election win brings the promise of major change with global relevance. From climate to multilateralism, to tr
Maria Demertzis
Opinion piece
14 December 2020
Are we out of the woods yet?
The return to normal may just have to wait.
Maria Demertzis
Opinion piece
14 December 2020
Brussels’ Digital Plan Leaves the Key Issue Unaddressed
To promote well-being and shared prosperity, EU decision-makers will need to show the same desire for competition beyond the boundaries of digital mar
Mario Mariniello
Opinion piece
10 December 2020
Europe should promote a Climate Club after the US elections
Time has come for Europe, the US and possibly China to create a global “Climate Club”.
Guntram B. Wolff
Opinion piece
08 December 2020
A silver lining for ageing Asia
An ageing population is generally bad news for growth prospects, but Japan and Taiwan offer important lessons.
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
02 December 2020
How to minimise the impact of the coronavirus on the economy
COVID-19 is a global killer. Austerity needs to succumb.
Rebecca Christie
Opinion piece
27 November 2020
Grading the big pandemic test
COVID-19 almost one year on, it is time to assess who passed the test, and who failed.
Jean Pisani-Ferry
Opinion piece
26 November 2020
A timid start for European Union data governance
Europe needs all pieces of its data strategy puzzle to be in place to enhance its competitive position: there is still a long way to go.
Mario Mariniello
Opinion piece
17 November 2020
RCEP might not stop reshuffling of Asian value chains
China is no doubt bound to benefit, but other members of the regional trade pact may benefit even more
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
12 November 2020
COVID-19 could leave another generation of young people on the scrapheap
It is time that the highest political level focuses on the risk of a lost generation.
Guntram B. Wolff
Opinion piece
09 November 2020
2021 can be a climate breakthrough, but Biden and Europe need to talk
"2021 can be a breakthrough year for climate: the new US administration and the EU have a real opportunity, through a ‘global net zero coalition’, to
Simone Tagliapietra
Opinion piece
03 November 2020
Fifth Plenum maps China’s response to a more hostile world
'The Communist Party has acknowledged that the outside world now is more of a risk than an opportunity.'
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
30 October 2020
China's yuan nowhere near cracking US dollar hegemony
For all Beijing's ambitions of cracking the hegemony of the US dollar in the face of Trump administration sanctions, the yuan still has a long way to
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
29 October 2020
Globalisation needs rebuilding, not just repair
An attempt merely to restore the pre-Trump status quo would fail to address major challenges; the task ahead is one of rebuilding, rather than repair.
Jean Pisani-Ferry