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How to improve the European Union’s sustainable finance framework
Five adjustments would make the EU sustainable finance framework more effective at delivering the desired alignment of incentives

Europe’s challenge and opportunity: building coalitions of the willing
The European Union should take the lead in convening alliances of countries to counteract threats to the global order

Upgrading Europe's electricity grid is about more than just money
Interconnection is vital for European energy security, decarbonisation and cost reduction

Globalisation recedes, conflicts multiply
Lessons learned from COVID-19 and heightened war risks have added to the backlash against domestic manufacturing losses to undermine globalisation
Publication list
Policy brief
13 February 2025
How to improve the European Union’s sustainable finance framework
Five adjustments would make the EU sustainable finance framework more effective at delivering the desired alignment of incentives
Analysis
13 February 2025
Europe’s challenge and opportunity: building coalitions of the willing
The European Union should take the lead in convening alliances of countries to counteract threats to the global order
Policy brief
12 February 2025
Upgrading Europe's electricity grid is about more than just money
Interconnection is vital for European energy security, decarbonisation and cost reduction
Analysis
11 February 2025
Globalisation recedes, conflicts multiply
Lessons learned from COVID-19 and heightened war risks have added to the backlash against domestic manufacturing losses to undermine globalisation
Analysis
03 February 2025
Draghi on a shoestring: the European Commission’s Competitiveness Compass
The proposed EU Competitiveness Compass would set up a conflict between industrial policy and the single market
Policy brief
30 January 2025
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
Policy brief
23 January 2025
Prepare now: Europe must get ready for the coming long-term care surge
In many countries, demand for long-term care services outpaces supply, leading to a ‘care gap’
Working paper
21 January 2025
Are bad governments a threat to sovereign defaults? The effects of political risk on debt sustainability
In this paper, we ask whether the level of political risk in a country threatens its debt sustainability
Analysis
15 January 2025
European public goods: the time for action is now
New priorities, including defence and energy security, justify a European public goods approach – for which spare financial capacity can be used
Policy brief
14 January 2025
Using data as a production factor: policy ideas for a new EU data strategy
How should the EU go about designing a data-market regime that maximises the efficient use of data as an economic production factor?
Policy brief
19 December 2024
Finance for nature: how to improve funding for the protection of biodiversity
This policy brief summarises the options and outlines the main considerations in finding better ways to value nature
Analysis
18 December 2024
The US defence industrial base can no longer reliably supply Europe
Europe has long relied on US weapons but the US military industrial base faces constraints and its production may be redirected elsewhere
Working paper
17 December 2024
Long-term care policies in practice: a European perspective
A comprehensive study of the long-term care (LTC) systems in Germany, France, Slovenia, Italy and Denmark
Policy brief
16 December 2024
It’s time for the European Union to rethink personal social networking
This Policy Brief explores the potential implementation of Article 7 interoperability for social networking core platform systems.
Analysis
16 December 2024
Incorporating political risk into analysis of sovereign debt sustainability
Political risk is not taken into account when assessing whether countries can manage their debts, but it could be and should be
Analysis
12 December 2024
What enlargement could imply for the European Union’s budget
The entry of nine new countries into the EU would impact the EU budget modestly while boosting national revenues for current members
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