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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
29 May 2024
European Union debt to boost European air defence
European Union borrowing could help fund air defence for the continent, while taking pressure off national defence budgets
Guntram B. Wolff
Opinion piece
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Braver, Greener, Fairer
Maria Demertzis
Newsletter
27 May 2024
What did the European Hydrogen Bank auction tell us about the future of clean hydrogen?
Ben McWilliams
Newsletter
26 May 2024
European investors in China are facing weak demand, more competition and tougher regulations
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
24 May 2024
How Europe Can Get the Green Deal Done
Simone Tagliapietra
Opinion piece
21 May 2024
Scotland can show the way to mitigate the worst of Brexit
Rebecca Christie
Opinion piece
18 May 2024
Le danger est celui d’une divergence croissante entre les Etats-Unis et l’Europe sur la question chinoise
Jean Pisani-Ferry
Newsletter
21 May 2024
Why are concrete economic proposals so important before the EU elections?
Maria Demertzis
First glance
16 May 2024
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
André Sapir
Opinion piece
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De-dollarisation is all about de-risking
Maria Demertzis
Newsletter
13 May 2024
How to ensure European economic security in a world of interdependence?
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
First glance
13 May 2024
German pension reform push crystallises challenges faced by many European countries
The burden of pension reform should be shared across generations, even if it is politically difficult
David Pinkus
First glance
10 May 2024
Xi’s visit underlines the hard choices the European Union faces on China
The EU cannot separate policy on China from its goals of containing Russia and ensuring economic security
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
26 April 2024
Latest financial supervisory reform diverts China from the path towards a market-based financial system
Nicolas Véron
Newsletter
06 May 2024
The dual objective of China's competition quest: mitigating structural deceleration and great power rivalry
Alicia García-Herrero
Newsletter
06 May 2024
Should Europe put extra tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles?
Niclas Poitiers