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Policy brief
02 December 2024
An investment strategy to keep the European Green Deal on track
In this Policy Brief, we assess the investment needed to achieve the 2030 climate goal and climate neutrality by 2050
Analysis
27 November 2024
European industrial policy at a crossroads? Evidence from an expert survey
A modest experiment shows that a specialised Brussels policy audience broadly agrees with Mario Draghi’s report on EU competitiveness
Policy brief
27 November 2024
A trade policy framework for the European Union-United Kingdom reset
A reset in the relationship between the UK and the EU is underway. This paper recommends the main elements of the reset in terms of trade
Analysis
26 November 2024
How to fill the remaining gaps in pricing the emissions of the EU’s energy-intensive industries
Free carbon allowances for EU industrial companies are being phased out, but inconsistencies remain
Policy brief
20 November 2024
A European defence industrial strategy in a hostile world
Any strategy will need to take account of evolving Russian capacities, evolving political willingness and evolving defence industrial capacities
Analysis
19 November 2024
One bad Apple decision: EU tax ruling entrenches distortions
Ireland’s massive tax windfall highlights once again the pressing need for reform of profit allocation rules
Policy brief
14 November 2024
Extra time for deforestation: lessons for future EU environmental legislation
This Policy Brief sets out why the deforestation regulation has the right objectives but needed better design and preparation for implementation
Working paper
12 November 2024
China’s influence at the United Nations: words and deeds
Understanding China’s influence at the UN is essential for comprehending contemporary international relations
Analysis
06 November 2024
A special historical analysis: Europe’s 35-year journey since the fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall fell on 9 November 1989, triggering huge political and economic change; the question now is whether the gains can be safeguarded
Analysis
06 November 2024
A fork in the road for EU competition policy
In her instructions to the incoming EU competition commissioner, Ursula von der Leyen equivocates on the issue of national champions
Policy brief
31 October 2024
Updating the EU strategy on China: co-existence while derisking through partnerships
The EU is now better equipped to deal with China in a systematic way, but the question remains whether the existing tools will be enough
Analysis
31 October 2024
Back to the future: main financial services themes for European Commissioner designate Maria Luís Albuquerque
The European Commission should prioritise capital markets supervisory integration and banking-union completion
Policy brief
30 October 2024
What can central banks do to take the Paris Agreement seriously?
Central banks should take a macro approach to managing system-wide risks stemming from the climate transition
Analysis
28 October 2024
Transatlantic Clean Investment Monitor: a solar PV snapshot
This analysis compares the state of play in solar capacity in both the US and Europe
Analysis
23 October 2024
Should the European Union’s fiscal rules bend to accommodate the defence transition?
EU debt rules should not be changed to exempt increased defence spending, but some flexibility could be considered
Policy brief
21 October 2024
Catch-up with the US or prosper below the tech frontier? An EU artificial intelligence strategy
This Policy Brief explores why EU AI investment has fallen behind the US and the types of market failure that may have led to that situation