Event
15 January 2026
Fixing data privacy consent: the GDPR seven years after
Assessing market failures, regulatory gaps, and paths to reform
Digital economy
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Analysis
13 January 2026
Has the global minimum tax survived Trump?
US objections have not killed off the 15 percent global minimum tax, but they have altered it and given the US a competitive advantage
Podcast
07 January 2026
AI, data and Europe’s quest to simplify
How can the EU adapt its rulebook to meet tomorrow's technology environment?
Analysis
11 December 2025
EU data processing consent reform must account for market incentives
Proposed streamlining of EU rules on consent for processing of personal data should account for how digital-market incentives shape implementation
Event
10 December 2025
Europe’s tech dependency: risks and solutions
How can Europe stay technologically independent?
Analysis
08 December 2025
The European Union needs more than the digital omnibus to make digital services competitive
European Commission plans to streamline digital rules introduce new inconsistences and fall far short of transformative reform
Podcast
03 December 2025
Inside the Nexperia crisis: what it means for Europe’s tech sovereignty
A story of semiconductors, geopolitics and Europe’s struggle to define its economic security in a world of rising US-China tensions
Working paper
02 December 2025
The challenge of AI encroachment into online search and advertising
AI-driven answers erode search engine dominance and highlight the need for new strategies to promote competition in digital markets
Policy Brief
20 November 2025
Efficiency and distribution in the European Union’s digital deregulation push
A new framework shows how EU digital reforms must balance efficiency with transparent recognition of distributive consequences
First Glance
13 November 2025
The European Commission’s Digital Omnibus could increase risks, not growth
Changes floated to the EU AI and data protection framework jeopardise fundamental protection rights without enhancing European digital competitiveness
First Glance
30 September 2025
It is time for an independent European Digital Authority
The European Commission cannot simultaneously be both a political body and a credible regulatory watchdog
Event
25 September 2025
Digital platform regulation: are we all included in the digital economy?
Can smart regulation make digital markets fairer, more open, and better for users?
Analysis
10 September 2025
The European Union is still caught in an AI copyright bind
Tweaks to EU copyright requirements in the AI Act Code of Practice will maintain the AI growth momentum, for now – but will also create new challenges
Event
10 September 2025
European Data Union Strategy: how to write a new rulebook for Europe's digital values
How can the European Data Union Strategy enhance coherence and economic efficiency across the EU’s existing data regulations?
Annual meetings
03 September 2025
Bruegel Annual Meetings | 3-4 September 2025
The 2025 Annual Meetings were centred around Bruegel's 20th anniversary
Podcast
18 June 2025
Digital euro: why now and what's next
ECB’s Cipollone and Spain’s Hernández de Cos talk timing and strategic arguments for a new Central Bank Digital Currency