Policy briefs
Recommendations derived from detailed policy analysis
Policy briefs
Broader border taxes: a new option for European Union budget resources
The purpose of this paper is to review the Commission’s proposal and to contribute new ideas for ‘genuine’ own resources
Ukraine’s path to European Union membership and its long-term implications
The war complicates the accession process, but Ukraine can work progressively towards meeting the entry conditions
The state of financial knowledge in the European Union
Financial literacy is essential in modern economies, where saving and preparing for retirement has shifted increasingly to the individual.
Unity in power, power in unity: why the EU needs more integrated electricity markets
Electricity market integration has substantial benefits that will improve the resilience and enable the transition of Europe’s energy system
Smarter European Union industrial policy for solar panels
Accelerating solar deployment, stockpiling and diversifying imports would mitigate the threat to European economic security from solar PV imports
Policy brief
26 February 2020
How good is the European Commission’s Just Transition Fund proposal?
On 14 January 2020, the European Commission published its proposal for a Just Transition Mechanism, intended to provide support to territories facing
Policy brief
17 February 2020
FDI another day: Russian reliance on European investment
Most foreign direct investment into Russia originates in the European Union: European investors own between 55 percent and 75 percent of Russian FDI s
Policy brief
06 February 2020
From climate change to cyber attacks: Incipient financial-stability risks for the euro area
The European Central Bank’s November 2019 Financial Stability Review highlighted the risks to growth in an environment of global uncertainty. On the w
Policy brief
09 January 2020
Market versus policy Europeanisation: has an imbalance grown over time?
This Policy Contribution tests the hypothesis that an imbalance has grown in Europe over the last few decades because markets have integrated to a gre
Policy brief
18 December 2019
Can EU competition law address market distortions caused by state-controlled enterprises?
The distortive effects that foreign state-owned or state-supported companies can have on European markets and on the European Union’s economic autonom
Policy brief
11 December 2019
Bridging the divide: new evidence about firms and digitalisation
Small European firms are falling behind in the race to digitalise, but so are their American counterparts.
Policy brief
09 December 2019
The European Union-Russia-China energy triangle
Concern is growing in the European Union that a rapprochement between Russia and China could have negative implications for the EU.
Policy brief
02 December 2019
The next generation of digital currencies: in search of stability
Recent developments have re-opened the debate on the future of money. This Policy Contribution discusses two aspects: the implications of the rise of
Policy brief
19 November 2019
Crisis management for euro-area banks in central Europe
Euro-area bank integration has decreased as post-financial crisis national rules require banks to hold more capital at home. It might be undermined fu
Policy brief
05 November 2019
How to make the European Green Deal work
Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a European Green Deal that would make Europe climate neutral by 2050. With this Policy Contribution, the authors pro
Policy brief
10 October 2019
With or without you: are central European countries ready for the euro?
The debate on euro adoption by central European EU countries has intensified in the last years. In this Policy Contribution the author does not review
Policy brief
24 September 2019
The European Union-Mercosur Free Trade Agreement: Prospects and risks
After nearly 20 years of on-off negotiations, the European Union and Mercosur – a customs union covering Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay – in
Policy brief
12 September 2019
Hybrid and cybersecurity threats and the European Union’s financial system
The authors document the rise in hybrid threats and cyber attacks in the European Union. Exploring preparations to increase the resilience of the fina
Policy brief
11 September 2019
Collective action in a fragmented world
International collective action is in search of a new paradigm. It cannot rely anymore on global binding rules supported by universal institutions. Ne
Policy brief
09 July 2019
The European Union energy transition: key priorities for the next five years
The new members of the European Parliament and European Commission who start their mandates in 2019 should put in place major policy elements to unlea
Policy brief
04 July 2019
The threats to the European Union’s economic sovereignty
Memo to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. The authors describe the current context and the increasing inte
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