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Europe’s Digital Markets Act Under Review: Ways to Make it More Pragmatic, Proportional, and Predictable
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) marked a major shift in EU competition and regulatory policy, moving from an effects-based and ex-post approach to a...
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Rethinking Europe’s Space Strategy for the 21st Century: From Legacy Champions to the New Space Economy
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyEurope stands at a critical juncture in the evolution of the global space economy. Once a technological leader with deep capabilities across the...
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Audiovisual Services: A Neglected Area of EU Competitiveness
Research Areas: Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Guest AuthorBy Hannes Berggren, trade policy advisor writing independently for ECIPE Audiovisual services are a fast-growing part of EU services trade and...
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Europe’s Frontier Countries: The EU’s Geopolitical Test
Research Areas: Bridging Frontlines EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Russia and Eurasia Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Tengiz PkhaladzeEurope’s frontier regions are no longer a buffer but a real-time stress-test of the European Union’s ability to translate geopolitical ambition...
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From Factories to Ideas: The New Map of Global Power
Research Areas: Innovation, IP, and Human Capital New Globalisation Trade, Globalisation and SecurityWhen trade is driven by ideas, data and innovation rather than goods, alliances – not geography – determine global power. The world is...
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From Digital Tax Symbolism to Meaningful Reform: Europe’s Substantial VAT Gap as a Source of Untapped Fiscal Capacity
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyEurope does not suffer from a lack of tax instruments – it suffers from too many. Over the past decade, new layers of corporate, digital, and...
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Consumer Protection in the Age of AI: Transposing the New EU Product Liability Directive in Sweden, Denmark, and Finland
Digital technologies and artificial intelligence (AI) are transforming Europe’s economy. The legal frameworks designed to govern them are catching...
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Cloud Resilience and Security: Why Exit, Portability, and Lifecycle Design Matter
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe future of computing points to cloud services remaining deeply embedded across sectors. As cloud technologies converge with edge networks and...
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More Than Just Chips: What Europe Can Learn from Taiwan’s Industrial Strategy
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyTaiwan is widely regarded as the global epicentre of semiconductor manufacturing. The island accounts for well over half of all global chip foundry...
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Boosting Competitiveness: 10 Actions for Deeper and Better Capital Markets in EU Member States
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyDeeper, richer, and more sophisticated capital markets are central for boosting Europe’s competitiveness and prosperity. High-performing capital...
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Time is Money: The Cost of Delaying the Ratification of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance EU-Mercosur Project Latin America Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBetween 2021 and 2025, the EU sacrificed €183bn in exports and €291bn in gross domestic product due to its failure to ratify the EU-Mercosur...
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Openness and Fragmentation in EU Defence Procurement
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityEurope’s fragmented defence procurement markets undermine Europe’s security efforts. Larger procurement markets, by contrast, deliver sharper...