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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
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
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
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
China on Trump: indifferent but wary
There are risks and opportunities for China in Trump’s return, with Europe as potential collateral damage
First glance items
First glance
08 October 2024
The European Commission’s duties on Chinese electric vehicles are a mistake
An EU duty on electric cars from China overstates the problem and will do more harm than good
First glance
03 October 2024
Less complacency, more investment: a European defence procurement strategy would be cheaper
It is time for decision-makers to consider bold steps to strengthen European defence
First glance
30 September 2024
The US-China trade war can be brought to an end
Trends in China suggest it is not the threat many in the US believe, creating scope for defusing trade tensions
First glance
20 September 2024
Has Hungarian obstructionism triggered greater EU fiscal integration?
Viktor Orban, by delaying EU aid to Ukraine, may have inadvertently helped make the case for more EU fiscal federalism
First glance
16 September 2024
A circular single market for sustainable competitiveness
The Draghi report’s focus on critical raw materials misses the contribution of resource efficiency to productivity
First glance
12 September 2024
Draghi’s pitch to improve the competitiveness of energy-intensive industry
The Draghi report calls for policies to cut energy costs, but would also favour energy-intensive industry without clear justification
First glance
11 September 2024
Draghi disappoints on digital
The Draghi report’s emphasis on hardware and telecoms is out of touch with modern digital developments
First glance
11 September 2024
The Draghi report and competition policy
The long-awaited Draghi report is a boost to robust competition enforcement
First glance
09 September 2024
Draghi’s industrial masterplan has decarbonisation at its core
The report represents a solid basis for the development of an EU Clean Industrial Deal
First glance
07 August 2024
Google Search found out
A US finding of illegal monopolisation of online search by Google could boost competition and innovation
First glance
11 July 2024
China’s third plenum is unlikely to significantly correct an ailing economy
A gradual approach to resolving China's economic problems will likely exacerbate the supply-demand imbalance
First glance
28 June 2024
Divergent economic dynamics grind down the Franco-German EU axis
France must face up finally to its fiscal failings – and can no longer rely on German indulgence
First glance
26 June 2024
EU securitisation push needs markets, not housing guarantees
Scale and liquidity are two challenges that remain in the pursuit of EU securitisation
First glance
25 June 2024
EU insurance union should follow the Fed
The EU could benefit from more centralised supervision of insurance companies, with the right financial stability safeguards
First glance
12 June 2024
Tough trade-offs: the big strategic issues for the next EU term
Three overarching economic policy trade-offs will set the context for the new Commission from the beginning of its mandate
First glance
11 June 2024
Procrastination not dismantlement now threatens the European Green Deal
The temptation to water-down the European Green Deal under pressure from the far-right must be avoided to keep the EU's green trajectory
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