Eu governance

When will the European Union finally get the budget it needs?

The EU budget needs radical reform, but certain conditions must be in place for it to succeed.

Why the European Union-China summit is bound to disappoint

The European Union is increasingly disappointed with China over trade.

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.

Low-carbon allocation in monetary policy implementation

The limits of the effectiveness of EU sanctions on Russia

‘Home-grown’ innovation has costs as well as benefits

Europe can improve its innovation systems, but should not try to copy the US approach

Charting Poland’s post-election path

What Poland’s election means for the country and for Europe.

How can strong implementation tools enhance climate and energy governance?

A new governance framework to safeguard the European Green Deal

This policy brief sets out policy proposals to enhance governance in order to safeguard EU decarbonisation.

Making sense of the European Commission’s fiscal governance reform plan

This Policy Brief offers proposals to enhance institutional self-commitment to implementation, with reputational consequences for non-implementation.

EU trade and investment following Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine

The unjustified campaign against the nomination of Fiona Scott Morton

Critics argue that her US citizenship and previous work for US tech giants might undermine Brussels’s efforts to tackle big-tech market power.

How Ukrainian gas storage can contribute to Europe’s security of supply

To top up stored gas volumes for the coming winter, Europe can use spare capacity in Ukraine.

Competition in generative artificial intelligence foundation models

This working paper examines how competition in foundation models (FMs) works.

The Ukrainian war economy

This paper analyses Ukraine’s war economy management and performance, according to information available in June 2023.