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The benefits of bringing the Western Balkans into the European Semester

Integrating the Western Balkan countries into the European Union’s European Semester process is both feasible and desirable.

The competitive relationship between cloud computing and generative AI

When will the European Union finally get the budget it needs?

The EU budget needs radical reform, but certain conditions must be in place for it to succeed.

Improving the contestability of e-commerce in two jurisdictions: the Amazon case

The conduct described in the US complaints against Amazon harms competition between online stores and among the merchants who sell via them.

COP28: key issues at stake and indicators of success

COP28 must convey the importance to governments of better integrating climate considerations into financial decision-making.

Compliance principles for the Digital Markets Act

This paper proposes an original set of five compliance principles derived from the DMA list of obligations.

The massive value of European Union cross-border electricity transmission

High values for cross-border electricity transmission capacity show the EU needs more connections between countries.

Digital Market Act designations: the interoperability of Google Android

The European Commission has taken an intelligent first step in enabling competition to Google Android and Google Play Services

The ‘pay-or-consent’ challenge for platform regulators

Users expect online services to be free but some digital firms are now offering pay-or-consent options, affecting competition dynamics.

Third time lucky? China’s push to internationalise the renminbi

This paper analyses China’s different attempts to internationalise its currency and how they have fared.

‘Home-grown’ innovation has costs as well as benefits

Europe can improve its innovation systems, but should not try to copy the US approach

The reason for the European Union-Australia trade negotiation hiccup

Though trade talks have fallen through for now, the EU and Australia have long-term common interests in an eventual restart

De-risking and decarbonising: a green tech partnership to reduce reliance on China

Greater alignment of the major economic powers is needed around a collective effort to improve security of supply for decarbonisation goods.

The European Union’s remarkable growth performance relative to the United States

The EU has outperformed the US on per-capita output growth; in terms of output per hour worked, some EU countries are as productive as the US

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.

The European Union is ready for the 2023-24 winter gas season

Demand cuts, alternative supply and the green energy rollout mean the EU likely has enough gas for winter, even if Russian supplies are cut completely