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How can the EU affordably rearm itself?

EU must propel global climate momentum to fill the gap left by Trump

How should the EU react to the US attack on corporate sustainability?
The European Union should continue to push companies on net-zero alignment, but pragmatic changes can help ease burdens and maintain EU leadership

The geopolitics of artificial intelligence after DeepSeek
DeepSeek’s emergence points to a split into competing US and Chinese AI worlds, making for a tough choice for Europe

Europe’s geoeconomic and development objectives clash in Goma
Despite its critical mineral interests, the EU should be strict on Rwanda to maintain credibility and encourage conflict de-escalation
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First glance
16 September 2024
A circular single market for sustainable competitiveness
The Draghi report’s focus on critical raw materials misses the contribution of resource efficiency to productivity
Heather Grabbe
Newsletter
13 September 2024
Is Mario Draghi's EU competitiveness report the landmark plan that was promised?
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
First glance
12 September 2024
Draghi’s pitch to improve the competitiveness of energy-intensive industry
The Draghi report calls for policies to cut energy costs, but would also favour energy-intensive industry without clear justification
Georg Zachmann
Opinion piece
12 September 2024
Europe needs to move beyond US elections’ abyss
Alicia García-Herrero
First glance
11 September 2024
Draghi disappoints on digital
The Draghi report’s emphasis on hardware and telecoms is out of touch with modern digital developments
Bertin Martens
First glance
11 September 2024
The Draghi report and competition policy
The long-awaited Draghi report is a boost to robust competition enforcement
Fiona M. Scott Morton
First glance
09 September 2024
Draghi’s industrial masterplan has decarbonisation at its core
The report represents a solid basis for the development of an EU Clean Industrial Deal
Simone Tagliapietra
Newsletter
09 September 2024
What should the EU leadership accomplish in the next five years?
Opinion piece
30 August 2024
What Will It Take to Awaken Europe?
Jean Pisani-Ferry
Opinion piece
30 August 2024
The cost of protectionism will be paid by the world’s poorest
Opinion piece
20 August 2024
China's EV makers can't follow Japan's 'flying geese' offshoring strategy
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
12 August 2024
Global inequality is narrowing — and that is cause for celebration
Westerners worried about growing disparities at home shouldn’t overlook the transformative effect of liberalisation in India and China
Opinion piece
07 August 2024
Paying polluters to stop polluting is sound economic logic
Alissa M. Kleinnijenhuis
First glance
07 August 2024
Google Search found out
A US finding of illegal monopolisation of online search by Google could boost competition and innovation
Fiona M. Scott Morton
Opinion piece
31 July 2024
Will pragmatism prevail in China-India relations under Modi 3.0?
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
29 July 2024
China sees mixed results wooing Europe
Alicia García-Herrero