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First glance
23 January 2025
The case for a European Defence Compact
The EU needs a European Defence Compact uniting a coalition of likeminded countries to swiftly deliver and finance joint defence capabilities
Roel Beetsma, Marco Buti and Francesco Nicoli
Newsletter
20 January 2025
How can the EU harness data as an economic production factor?
Bertin Martens
First glance
16 January 2025
Political contagion in Europe: can the European Union survive Trumpism?
Trumpism could fatally undermine European integration if governments do not stand firm and defend the EU’s law-based system
Heather Grabbe and Jean Pisani-Ferry
Opinion piece
08 January 2025
The EU’s Quest to Run Faster
Rebecca Christie
Newsletter
20 December 2024
Is Europe ready for the challenges of 2025 and beyond?
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Opinion piece
17 December 2024
China would balk at a sweeping Mar-a-Lago accord
Given the need for a weak renminbi to support export growth, a reprise of the 1985 Plaza Accord with Japan is unlikely
Alicia García-Herrero
Newsletter
16 December 2024
How should the EU respond to Trump's tariffs?
André Sapir
Newsletter
16 December 2024
David and Goliath: The EU’s Global Gateway versus China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
12 December 2024
Global economy bracing for Trumpworld
Alicia García-Herrero
First glance
12 December 2024
How Europe can save for success
The EU’s new top finance official, Maria Luis Albuquerque, should lead member states and their citizens towards better retail savings
Rebecca Christie
Opinion piece
09 December 2024
Going ‘beyond Draghi’ to secure a sustainable EU competitiveness deal
Heather Grabbe, Martin Porter and Andrea Renda
Newsletter
09 December 2024
Why does the EU need a new clean investment strategy?
Simone Tagliapietra
First glance
05 December 2024
The precarious promise of the Paris Agreement’s Article 6
Agreement on a global carbon trading framework could complete the global climate architecture, but the risks are significant
Georg Zachmann
Opinion piece
15 November 2024
Sulla transizione energetica bisogna seguire Draghi
Simone Tagliapietra
Newsletter
02 December 2024
Why should the EU and the UK reinforce their cooperation on trade?
Ignacio García Bercero
Opinion piece
25 October 2024
Relaxing capital requirements would plant the seeds of the next banking crisis
Nicolas Véron