Single market

The UK is still not ready for real rapprochement with the European Union

The EU-UK relationship remains difficult and the idea of UK participation in the EU single market for goods shows the UK still wants to cherry pick

Jesper Berg, Rebecca Christie and Hans Geeroms

Macron and Merz need to tackle the veto to really unlock EU enlargement

A Franco-German plan to ease EU candidates into the single market should be accompanied by a reduction in the veto rights of current members

Nina Vujanović

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

How to secure the benefits of an EU-wide incorporation regime

An EU Inc. plan for a common company regime should become more targeted and be underpinned by better system infrastructure

Fiona M. Scott Morton and Reinhilde Veugelers

Five reasons why attacking the EU carbon market is economic self-sabotage

When discussing the EU emissions trading system, policymakers should remember five risks of undermining the system

Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann

A new founding regime for Europe

Fiona M. Scott Morton and Reinhilde Veugelers

Regime 0: Europe-wide incorporation for startups to kickstart innovative growth

Fiona M. Scott Morton and Reinhilde Veugelers

Regime 0: Europe-wide incorporation for startups to kickstart innovative growth

An optional EU regime is proposed to lower barriers for high-growth startups via swift incorporation, simple governance and cross-border access

Fiona M. Scott Morton and Reinhilde Veugelers

CORE concerns: why a turnover-based levy is wrong for the EU budget

A plan to raise EU revenues from companies benefitting from the single market would create risks and distortions, and should be withdrawn

Zsolt Darvas, Roel Dom and Marie-Sophie Lappe

The European single market: restarting the perpetual revolution

Boosting the EU single market needs stronger rule enforcement and targeted harmonisation, especially in services and regulated professions

Roel Dom and Niclas Poitiers

The EU’s capital markets quest

Enrico Letta and Nicolas Véron discuss prospects for common EU financial supervision

Rebecca Christie, Enrico Letta and Nicolas Véron