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What should the European Union aim for in a trade deal with Trump?
The EU should plan for both the short term and the long haul in trade talks with the United States
How will population ageing affect the EU?
The European Union should not water down bank capital standards
The EU should resist the pressure for banking-sector deregulation that is likely to follow from the deregulatory push in the United States
‘Project Einstein’: research excellence for Europe and the world
The European Union has the money to attract researchers under threat in the US and should coordinate a scheme to deploy it
Preventing future electricity blackouts requires thorough analysis
There is still no clear picture of what led to the Iberian blackout; a comprehensive, evidence-based investigation is essential
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First Glance
11 April 2025
More EU debt issuance would be the best response to Trump’s tariffs
The European Union should think strategically and seize the opportunity to fill the void created by Trump
Silvia Merler
First Glance
11 April 2025
EU targeting of digital services in tariff retaliation would present challenges
The European Union lacks an instrument to unpick cross-border transactions on US digital platforms
Bertin Martens
First Glance
10 April 2025
Five reasons why Europe must retaliate against Trump’s tariffs
Europe did not choose and has no interest in this trade war but cannot tolerate tariffs with no response
Niclas Poitiers
First Glance
03 April 2025
Retaliation against US tariffs is the EU’s only real option
The impact of phased tariffs on US goods and services is worth the immediate cost to Europe
Moreno Bertoldi and Marco Buti
Newsletter
03 April 2025
Can the EU negotiate away Trump’s reciprocal tariff?
Uri Dadush
First Glance
03 April 2025
The EU and Indo-Pacific countries should head a Trump-tariffs response force
The European Union should work with Indo-Pacific and Global South trade partners to tackle US protectionism and push for WTO reform
Ignacio García Bercero
Newsletter
31 March 2025
What does German debt brake reform mean for Europe?
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Opinion piece
31 March 2025
Analysis of auto tariffs mixes apples with oranges
Uri Dadush
First Glance
31 March 2025
Mapping the road ahead for EU public procurement reform
The European Commission’s proposed reform highlights non-price criteria and joint procurement as tools in working towards climate and defence goals
Francesco Nicoli
Newsletter
31 March 2025
The EU, China and Russia in a changing geopolitical landscape
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
13 March 2025
Why coalitions of wealthy nations should fund others to decarbonize
Failure to agree on global grants to help low- and middle-income countries to achieve net-zero emissions cannot be the end of the story
Patrick Bolton, Ottmar Edenhofer, Alissa M. Kleinnijenhuis, Jeromin Zettelmeyer and Johan Rockström
Opinion piece
26 March 2025
With the US Economy in Disarray, Is This the Euro’s Hour?
The global economic turmoil and the Trump administration’s isolationism means that the euro could step into the limelight
Rebecca Christie
First Glance
25 March 2025
A planned code of practice would reinforce the EU’s artificial intelligence copyright problem
The European Union is continuing to unnecessarily restrict access to copyright-protected content for AI model training
Bertin Martens
First Glance
24 March 2025
Climate expenditure for survival
A coalition of willing wealthy countries should provide financing for the net-zero transitions of developing countries
Patrick Bolton, Alissa M. Kleinnijenhuis and Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Newsletter
24 March 2025
Is sustainable finance dead?
Silvia Merler
First Glance
24 March 2025
Beyond the short-term emergency, the EU must think about the broader implications of defence integration
More integrated EU defence policy implies greater foreign-policy integration and a larger role for the European Parliament to provide accountability
Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol