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China would balk at a sweeping Mar-a-Lago accord
Given the need for a weak renminbi to support export growth, a reprise of the 1985 Plaza Accord with Japan is unlikely
How should the EU respond to Trump's tariffs?
David and Goliath: The EU’s Global Gateway versus China’s Belt and Road Initiative
How Europe can save for success
The EU’s new top finance official, Maria Luis Albuquerque, should lead member states and their citizens towards better retail savings
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Newsletter
20 December 2024
Is Europe ready for the challenges of 2025 and beyond?
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Opinion piece
17 December 2024
China would balk at a sweeping Mar-a-Lago accord
Given the need for a weak renminbi to support export growth, a reprise of the 1985 Plaza Accord with Japan is unlikely
Alicia GarcÃa-Herrero
Newsletter
16 December 2024
How should the EU respond to Trump's tariffs?
André Sapir
Newsletter
16 December 2024
David and Goliath: The EU’s Global Gateway versus China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Alicia GarcÃa-Herrero
Opinion piece
12 December 2024
Global economy bracing for Trumpworld
Alicia GarcÃa-Herrero
First glance
12 December 2024
How Europe can save for success
The EU’s new top finance official, Maria Luis Albuquerque, should lead member states and their citizens towards better retail savings
Rebecca Christie
Opinion piece
09 December 2024
Going ‘beyond Draghi’ to secure a sustainable EU competitiveness deal
Heather Grabbe, Martin Porter and Andrea Renda
Newsletter
09 December 2024
Why does the EU need a new clean investment strategy?
Simone Tagliapietra
First glance
05 December 2024
The precarious promise of the Paris Agreement’s Article 6
Agreement on a global carbon trading framework could complete the global climate architecture, but the risks are significant
Georg Zachmann
Newsletter
02 December 2024
Why should the EU and the UK reinforce their cooperation on trade?
Ignacio GarcÃa Bercero
Opinion piece
25 October 2024
Relaxing capital requirements would plant the seeds of the next banking crisis
Nicolas Véron
First glance
28 November 2024
Better braced for disaster: upgrading EU support mechanisms
The European Union needs to adapt its emergency funding mechanisms to the increasing number and severity of climate catastrophes
Alicia GarcÃa-Herrero and Juan Mejino-López
Newsletter
25 November 2024
China might be less influential at the United Nations than you would think
Alicia GarcÃa-Herrero
Newsletter
25 November 2024
What is the future of COPs - repeal or repeat?
Giovanni Sgaravatti
First glance
18 November 2024
European Union public procurement reform: a difficult but essential balancing act
Upcoming reform of EU public procurement rules will need to reconcile various trade-offs – and should be prioritised to get the benefits sooner
Marie-Sophie Lappe and Francesco Nicoli
Opinion piece
15 November 2024
The EU Needs a Strong Clean Industrial Deal
The European Union must implement a new Clean Industrial Deal that promotes decarbonization alongside sustainable growth and industrial development
Jean Pisani-Ferry, Simone Tagliapietra and Laurence Tubiana