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Has Hungarian obstructionism triggered greater EU fiscal integration?
Viktor Orban, by delaying EU aid to Ukraine, may have inadvertently helped make the case for more EU fiscal federalism
The European Green Deal must go global
A circular single market for sustainable competitiveness
The Draghi report’s focus on critical raw materials misses the contribution of resource efficiency to productivity
Is Mario Draghi's EU competitiveness report the landmark plan that was promised?
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
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Newsletter
22 December 2023
What will the EU face in 2024?
Rebecca Christie
First glance
21 December 2023
Assessing the Ecofin compromise on fiscal rules reform
The compromise reached by the Ecofin Council is imperfect. But it is still a big step forward.
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Opinion piece
21 December 2023
Europe’s time to lead on climate action
Simone Tagliapietra, Giovanni Sgaravatti and Cecilia Trasi
Opinion piece
18 December 2023
Taiwan poised for economic bounceback in 2024
Growth should more than double from 1.2% to 2.9% so long as geopolitical risks including pivotal elections don’t bubble over
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
13 December 2023
Foreseeing world economy chokepoints in 2024
A rather positive scenario is subject to several risks, starting from geopolitics
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
13 December 2023
A new opening for Polish-German energy relations
The change of government in Poland and the Russian aggression in Ukraine provide an opportunity for a new opening for Polish-German energy relations.
Agata Łoskot-Strachota and Georg Zachmann
Newsletter
18 December 2023
How can the EU keep its credibility for accession conditionality to work?
Heather Grabbe
First glance
12 December 2023
Bringing the reform of European Union fiscal rules to a successful close
EU fiscal rules must not unnecessarily restrict green investment.
Zsolt Darvas, Jean Pisani-Ferry and Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Opinion piece
12 December 2023
Artificial intelligence and energy consumption
It is difficult to evaluate whether the green transition will compensate for AI energy consumption.
Maria Demertzis
Newsletter
11 December 2023
What do the antitrust cases against Amazon reveal about contestability in the EU and the US?
Fiona M. Scott Morton
Opinion piece
06 December 2023
Against the odds, China’s push to internationalise its currency is making gains
Geopolitical concerns help support the use of the renminbi despite weak foreign investment trends
Alicia García-Herrero
Opinion piece
05 December 2023
'Green tech partnership' offers way to de-risk while decarbonizing
Dependence on China carries supply risks beyond just geopolitics
Alicia García-Herrero and Heather Grabbe
First glance
04 December 2023
Why the European Union-China summit is bound to disappoint
The European Union is increasingly disappointed with China over trade.
Alicia García-Herrero
Newsletter
04 December 2023
How close is Europe to winning the fight against air pollution?
Miquel Oliu-Barton
First glance
30 November 2023
Bypassing the German debt brake and continuing climate spending
There are ways around Germany’s debt brake, which limits government borrowing and is seen as a threat to the climate transition.
Georg Zachmann
First glance
30 November 2023
Poland: hope for rule-of-law correction, but serious economic challenges ahead
Obstacles created by Poland’s outgoing government and the deteriorating economic situation make the post-election outlook highly challenging.
Marek Dabrowski