Digital economy

Draghi disappoints on digital

The Draghi report’s emphasis on hardware and telecoms is out of touch with modern digital developments

Memo to the commissioner responsible for digital affairs

Google Search found out

A US finding of illegal monopolisation of online search by Google could boost competition and innovation

On the digital euro holding limits

The plan for a retail digital euro holding limit, combined with a ‘waterfall approach’ to smooth transactions, sets up an apparent clash of objectives

Europe can produce its own tech giants — here’s how

A dataset on EU legislation for the digital world

Research, innovation and data: a fifth freedom in the EU single market?

Research and innovation should be at the top of the EU economic policy agenda, but cannot over-rely on public investment

Do EU tech rules add up?

Mapping out the EU’s digital agenda

A smart industrial policy to fast-charge Europe’s electric vehicles revolution

Zooming in on the US-China tech rivalry

A comparative exploration of US-China innovation frontiers

Economic arguments in favour of reducing copyright protection for generative AI inputs and outputs

The licensing of training inputs slows down economic growth compared to what it could be with competitive and high-quality GenAI

Spend it at home: current account surpluses in the EU

EU leadership needs to identify the factors that hold investment back and the incentives that could persuade investors to stay in Europe

The complexities of AI regulation

How to balance legal certainty with evolving technology and international competition?