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Newsletter
06 May 2024
The dual objective of China's competition quest: mitigating structural deceleration and great power rivalry
Alicia GarcÃa-Herrero
Newsletter
06 May 2024
Should Europe put extra tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles?
Niclas Poitiers
First glance
02 May 2024
The push-pull between geopolitics and domestic resistance: lessons from the 2004 enlargement of the EU
Geopolitics is now a chief concern of political leaders in both the EU and candidate countries, giving them strong reasons to integrate more closely
Heather Grabbe
Opinion piece
30 April 2024
What about the EU’s cohesion?
Maria Demertzis
Newsletter
29 April 2024
The single market according to Enrico Letta - was the report worth the wait?
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Opinion piece
25 April 2024
A smart industrial policy to fast-charge Europe’s electric vehicles revolution
Julia Poliscanova and Simone Tagliapietra
Newsletter
22 April 2024
Why should the EU care about a growing population of the 'very old'?
David Pinkus
Opinion piece
18 April 2024
Use the financial system to enforce export controls on Russia
Benjamin Hilgenstock, Elina Ribakova, Anna Vlasyuk and Guntram B. Wolff
First glance
19 April 2024
The Letta report: an assessment of the energy proposals
The report has the potential to substantially impact the European Union's strategic agenda from 2024-29
Ben McWilliams, Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann
Opinion piece
17 April 2024
Industrial policy for economic security
Maria Demertzis
First glance
16 April 2024
Use the financial system to enforce export controls on Russia
Prohibition of Western tech exports to Russia is not working; rapid measures are needed to tighten up
Benjamin Hilgenstock, Elina Ribakova, Anna Vlasyuk and Guntram B. Wolff
Newsletter
15 April 2024
What should be the economic priorities for the next Commission and European Parliament?
Jeromin Zettelmeyer
Opinion piece
15 April 2024
China’s ‘new productive forces’ risk overcapacity bubble
Alicia GarcÃa-Herrero
Opinion piece
12 April 2024
China continues to dominate an expanded BRICS
Alicia GarcÃa-Herrero
Opinion piece
12 April 2024
India's economy can overtake China's if it can stay on track
Alicia GarcÃa-Herrero
First glance
09 April 2024
Beyond the numbers of EU national energy and climate plans
The authors conduct a simple relative frequency analysis for a series of words mentioned in the NECPs to identify interesting policy insights within
Ben McWilliams and Georg Zachmann