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The fiscal side of Europe’s energy crisis: the facts, problems and prospects
Europe needs to move beyond emergency fiscal responses and focus on structural changes to allow the EU to accelerate its decoupling from fossil fuels.
Is Europe failing on import diversification?
Despite a goal of economic self-reliance, the European Union’s imports are generally sourced from an increasingly limited set of suppliers.
The difficulty of designating gatekeepers under the EU Digital Markets Act
The European Commission should be more precise and transparent when designating gatekeepers under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act.
Europe’s half a million barrels per day diesel supply question
A new European Union embargo on Russian oil products should not affect EU diesel supplies and prices, but could encourage re-routing by Russia.
Web3: the next internet revolution
Tokenisation based on blockchain technology could bring radical changes to markets for goods and services.
Blog post
24 September 2021
German elections: seizing the moral and economic opportunity of global health security
The new German government should play its part in global health security and preparedness.
Blog post
23 September 2021
Germany’s foreign economic policy: four essential steps
Germany and the EU need to develop a strong and proactive agenda to manage foreign economic relations, which are essential for German and European pro
Blog post
22 September 2021
Opening up digital platforms and reducing anticompetitive risks
The current convergence in measures to open up digital platforms leaves a door open to some form of international coordination.
Blog post
14 September 2021
Remote work, EU labour markets and wage inequality
More remote working in the wake of the pandemic could exacerbate wage inequality, with young workers, women and the low educated potentially losing ou
Blog post
13 September 2021
Is Europe’s gas and electricity price surge a one-off?
Surging natural gas prices in Europe, driven by rising demand and tight supply, are pushing up electricity prices; to prevent volatility, governments
Blog post
30 August 2021
Hydrogen development strategies: a global perspective
Despite different strategies, the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, China and Japan all expect hydrogen to play a significant rol
Blog post
26 August 2021
The great infodemic: time to consider a fake news tax
A content-based tax on the revenue from digital advertising is needed to prevent the monetisation of fake news by both creators and platforms.
Blog post
25 August 2021
How much investment do we need to reach net zero?
The size and scope of investments needed to reach net zero will have significant macroeconomic implications.
Blog post
20 July 2021
A world divided: global vaccine trade and production
COVID-19 has reinforced traditional vaccine production patterns, but the global vaccine trade has changed considerably.
Blog post
20 July 2021
Will European Union recovery spending be enough to fill digital investment gaps?
The recovery facility will boost digital transformation, but questions remain whether it will be sufficient to achieve Europe’s digital ambitions.
Blog post
19 July 2021
The European Union’s carbon border mechanism and the WTO
To avoid any backlash, the European Union should work with other World Trade Organisation members to define basic principles of CBAM.
Blog post
19 July 2021
Making sure green household investment pays off
Policies are needed to support green fuel switching by households; support should be phased out as the carbon price rises.
Blog post
14 July 2021
Fit for 55 marks Europe’s climate moment of truth
With Fit for 55, Europe is the global first mover in turning a long-term net-zero goal into real-world policies,
marking the entry of climate policy
Blog post
14 July 2021
Fair vaccine access is a goal Europe cannot afford to miss – July update
European countries must do more to tackle the vaccine uptake gap. Vaccination data should be published at the maximum granularity level so researchers
Blog post
13 July 2021
SPACs in the gap
Special-purpose acquisition vehicles could fill a gap in European equity markets and lure risk-averse investors off the sidelines.
Blog post
13 July 2021
The EU green bond standard: sensible implementation could define a new asset class
The proposed EU green bond standard will be less prone to ‘greenwashing’.
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