Eu governance

The Net-Zero Industry Act puts EU credibility at risk

The EU Net-Zero Industry Act looks like it’s been set up to keep everyone happy – and to achieve limited results.

EU electricity market design reform: too quick a fix for a complex problem?

EU proposals on stimulating energy investment signal a paradigm shift; much more clarity is needed before they can be agreed.

Europe is out of the immediate energy crisis

The challenge now for policymakers and industry alike is to smoothly facilitate a transition toward structurally lower gas consumption.

There are no shortcuts to finance

The basic underpinnings of regulation, reserves and (legal) recourse are missing in decentralised finance, or DeFi.

Search to answer engine shift challenges dynamic competition

Microsoft and Google’s move towards answer engines requires competition authorities to preserve dynamic competition.

The EU Net Zero Industry Act and the risk of reviving past failures

How the EU might respond to clean tech subsidies, in the form of a leaked draft law entitled the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), is deeply worrisome.

European Union countries’ recovery and resilience plans

The difficulty of designating gatekeepers under the EU Digital Markets Act

The European Commission should be more precise and transparent when designating gatekeepers under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act.

Are sanctions against Russia working?

The Russian economic model is totally dependent on an industry that will become extinct.

Whither EU Fiscal Rulemaking?

Since fiscal discipline is essential for euro stability, any new governance framework must minimize the risk of cross-border negative spillovers.

Europe’s half a million barrels per day diesel supply question

A new European Union embargo on Russian oil products should not affect EU diesel supplies and prices, but could encourage re-routing by Russia.

How would the European Union fare without Russian energy?

This contribution explores how Europe can manage without the imports of Russian coal, crude oil, oil products and natural gas.

The Élysée Treaty: 60 years on

A review of Franco-German relations on the anniversary of the Élysée treaty.

Concessional climate finance: the Bridgetown Initiative