Eu institutions

The enlargement push-pull between geopolitical competition and EU domestic interests

A raft of reforms to the EU enlargement process pushes candidates to comply more with EU values, while removing some veto power from members

Heather Grabbe

To finance its future, Europe needs a bigger, more targeted budget

Without significant changes, the proposed European Union budget for 2028-2034 will fall far short of EU public investment needs

Zsolt Darvas, Costanza Greppi Maturana and Marie-Sophie Lappe

An assessment of the 2028-2034 EU budget’s contribution to closing Europe’s investment gap

National spending flexibility in the next MFF risks leaving most of the European public goods gap unfunded, with financial instruments no substitute

Zsolt Darvas, Costanza Greppi Maturana and Marie-Sophie Lappe

Public goods, public questions

Rebecca Christie

State of the Union live

What are Europe’s priorities and how did Ursula Von der Leyen make the EU case?

Rebecca Christie, Elina Ribakova, Simone Tagliapietra and Jeromin Zettelmeyer

European clean tech tracker

This tracker provides an overview of the main innovation, manufacturing and deployment trends in clean tech in Europe

Benjamin Bjerkan-Wade, Marie Jugé, Ugnė Keliauskaitė, Ben McWilliams, Roberto Rossini and Simone Tagliapietra

Who Is the Swing Vote?

Rebecca Christie

The European Commission’s recommitment to better regulation is yet to be proven

The latest plan from the Commission fails to instil confidence in its commitment to better regulation

Anne Bucher and Elizabeth Golberg

NRPPs and lessons from the RRF delivery model: long-term EU resilience and social cohesion in the context of demographic challenges

Guntram B. Wolff

Where is the growth?

What do the EU’s spring forecasts say about higher prices, a changing job market and rising uncertainty?

Rebecca Christie, Andreas Billmeier and Mahmood Pradhan

Symbolic membership for Ukraine could bring practical security benefits to the EU

An idea for associate EU membership for Ukraine now, in parallel with negotiations on full membership that will take years, should be taken seriously

Heather Grabbe

The flaws in the European Union’s proposed Industrial Accelerator Act and how to fix them

IAA provisions should rest on clear sector choices, WTO-safe criteria and FDI screening that welcomes value-adding investment

Ignacio García Bercero, Antoine Mathieu Collin, Ben McWilliams and Simone Tagliapietra

The European project

Valdis Dombrovskis, Jeromin Zettelmeyer and Anne Bucher talk Ukraine, political will and Europe’s quest for better regulation

Rebecca Christie, Valdis Dombrovskis, Jeromin Zettelmeyer and Anne Bucher

The Iran energy shock is a test of European discipline on state aid

The latest EU temporary state-aid framework is needed to shield industries and consumers from short-term costs, but should not become more permanent

Roel Dom, Antoine Mathieu Collin and Simone Tagliapietra