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The dual objective of China's competition quest: mitigating structural deceleration and great power rivalry
Should Europe put extra tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles?
The push-pull between geopolitics and domestic resistance: lessons from the 2004 enlargement of the EU
Geopolitics is now a chief concern of political leaders in both the EU and candidate countries, giving them strong reasons to integrate more closely
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Newsletter
28 September 2023
China’s growing presence in Latin America is a problem for the West
Alicia García-Herrero
Newsletter
25 September 2023
How should the Commission's fiscal framework proposal be improved?
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Opinion piece
21 September 2023
We’ve got it wrong on windfall taxes
Maria Demertzis
Opinion piece
14 September 2023
China’s currency slide adds to its economic headaches
Alicia García-Herrero
First glance
20 September 2023
European Union grain imports from Ukraine: the right decision and a cynical rebellion
The European Commission was right to let restrictive measures on Ukrainian grain lapse, but the decision has had negative side-effects.
Marek Dabrowski
Opinion piece
19 September 2023
The tyranny of EU treaties
It is an overdue question whether those agreements are still fit for purpose or if they must be changed.
Maria Demertzis
Newsletter
18 September 2023
How can the EU issue debt to finance EU public goods?
Armin Steinbach
First glance
15 September 2023
Making the most of Europe’s anti-subsidy probe into Chinese electric vehicles
The EU anti-subsidy investigation into EVs from China is a reminder of the need for a new EU green industrial policy strategy.
André Sapir, Simone Tagliapietra and Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Opinion piece
14 September 2023
Europe must start preparing a new green investment plan
Jean Pisani-Ferry, Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann
First glance
12 September 2023
Can Italy leave the Belt and Road Initiative without a backlash?
How China responds to Italy’s exit from the BRI may influence other members who are contemplating a similar move.
Alessia Amighini and Alicia García-Herrero
Newsletter
11 September 2023
How can strong implementation tools enhance climate and energy governance?
Simone Tagliapietra
First glance
11 September 2023
The State of the European Union speech must address the return of economic policy trade-offs
The European Commission president should set out the need for a new EU business model founded on the supply of genuine European public goods.
Marco Buti
Opinion piece
18 September 2023
¿Qué precio pagará Italia por abandonar la Ruta de la Seda?
Alessia Amighini and Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
07 September 2023
As China’s Economy Drags, the Rest of Asia Offers Hope
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
06 September 2023
Europe’s green deal will need broad support to succeed
EU has embarked on no less than an industrial revolution. A revolution that — unlike those of the past — is set against a tight deadline.
Jean Pisani-Ferry, Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann
First glance
06 September 2023
Competition with politicisation is not competition, it’s harmful protectionism
The European Union should reaffirm the principle that undue interference in competition enforcement is protectionism that has negative effects.
Christophe Carugati