Industrial policy

Ukraine: European democracy’s affordable arsenal

A future enlarged EU, including Ukraine, should take full advantage of the lower-cost military production capabilities of Ukraine

Transatlantic clean investment monitor 3: battery manufacturing

Battery manufacturing investment is rising fast on both sides of the Atlantic with the US outstripping Europe – for now

Will China’s economy follow the same path as Japan’s?

Since the 2021 bursting of its real-estate bubble, worries have grown that China's future economic trajectory will mirror that of Japan in the 1990s

Is China headed for its own ‘lost decade’?

Comparing China and Japan’s economic slowdowns

Defending Europe without the US: first estimates of what is needed

Europe could need 300,000 more troops and an annual defence spending hike of at least €250 billion in the short term to deter Russian aggression

Updated assessment: Memo to the commissioner responsible for defence

Updated assessment: Memos to the commissioners responsible for the internal market, industrial policy and competition

Updated assessment: Memo to the commissioner responsible for trade

Not yet Trump-proof: an evaluation of the European Commission’s emerging policy platform

This policy brief evaluates the capacity of the EU’s economic strategy to address structural problems and whether policy needs to change under Trump

The case for a European Defence Compact

The EU needs a European Defence Compact uniting a coalition of likeminded countries to swiftly deliver and finance joint defence capabilities

European clean tech tracker

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

European industrial policy at a crossroads? Evidence from an expert survey

A modest experiment shows that a specialised Brussels policy audience broadly agrees with Mario Draghi’s report on EU competitiveness

The EU Needs a Strong Clean Industrial Deal

The European Union must implement a new Clean Industrial Deal that promotes decarbonization alongside sustainable growth and industrial development

Investment needs and gaps for the sustainability transition in Europe: Rethinking the European Green Deal as an EU industrial strategy