European parliament

Better regulation in the European Union needs a fresh start

A solid EU better regulation framework is undermined by gaps in coverage and quality, making consistent application and stronger oversight essential

Anne Bucher and Elizabeth Golberg

The European Parliament gets it wrong on the European Commission’s 2028-2034 budget

Rather than protecting outdated programmes, MEPs should push for a larger EU budget and safeguards to match strategic goals

Marco Buti

The European Parliament, Economic and Monetary Union, and the Maastricht Treaty

Ivo Maes

Beyond the short-term emergency, the EU must think about the broader implications of defence integration

More integrated EU defence policy implies greater foreign-policy integration and a larger role for the European Parliament to provide accountability

Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol

Updated assessment: Memo to the commissioner responsible for defence

Guntram B. Wolff

Draghi’s industrial masterplan has decarbonisation at its core

The report represents a solid basis for the development of an EU Clean Industrial Deal

Simone Tagliapietra

Memo to the commissioner responsible for defence

Guntram B. Wolff

Tough trade-offs: the big strategic issues for the next EU term

Three overarching economic policy trade-offs will set the context for the new Commission from the beginning of its mandate

Marco Buti and Marcello Messori

Why are concrete economic proposals so important before the EU elections?

Maria Demertzis

EU-China relation and de-risking global decarbonisation

Alicia García-Herrero

European capital markets union: make it or break it

Capital markets union has not delivered, but it should be given a last chance, with a focus on supervisory integration

Nicolas Véron

Rule of law rules future European Union enlargement

Clearer rule of law standards are needed to prevent strategic use of corruption in both enlargement countries and the current EU.

Heather Grabbe

What will it cost the European Union to pay its economic recovery debt?

Servicing the EU debt until 2058 seems feasible, despite increased borrowing costs, but member countries must make choices about budget funding

Grégory Claeys, Conor McCaffrey and Lennard Welslau

Europe’s strategic challenge

The EU should pursue ‘gradual and pragmatic federalism,’ underpinned by essential governance reform.

Marco Buti