Why the European Union-China summit is bound to disappoint

The European Union is increasingly disappointed with China over trade.

Bypassing the German debt brake and continuing climate spending

There are ways around Germany’s debt brake, which limits government borrowing and is seen as a threat to the climate transition.

What has changed since our ZhōngHuá Mundus series started in 2021?

Recessions, the energy mix and environmental policy

This paper highlights that recessions result in permanent increases in energy efficiency and in the share of renewables in total electricity.

What is behind China's structural deceleration?

To unblock fiscal rule reform, the EU should reinstate its excessive deficit procedure

Reapplying the excessive deficit procedure could create space for European Union countries to decide on longer-term rule change

Evaluating the European Commission’s fiscal governance proposal

Focusing on the fiscal adjustment that the first regulation would require of countries with debt above the treaty benchmarks.

Can Italy leave the Belt and Road Initiative without a backlash?

How China responds to Italy’s exit from the BRI may influence other members who are contemplating a similar move.

The State of the European Union speech must address the return of economic policy trade-offs

The European Commission president should set out the need for a new EU business model founded on the supply of genuine European public goods.