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EU and the State of the Union
It’s soon time for Ursula von der Leyen to deliver her State-of-the-Union speech and it prompts the question: “what is the state of the European Union?” Here are some of my reflections. First,...
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The State of the (European) Union Must Be Open
One can imagine Commission President Ursula von der Leyen being in a good mood approaching her state of the union address, vaccine roll-out having turned into a success and a busy programme of...
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Innovation, International Competitiveness and the Future of European Union Institutions
Recently, I attended a scenario workshop on “The Future of the EU”. The workshop was organised by one of Germany’s largest political foundations. It brought together multi-disciplinary staff of...
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Mercosur in the Mediterranean: An opportunity for post COVID-19 growth?
Jan Micallef - EU and International Trade Specialist, Former Trade Attaché at the Permanent Representation of Malta to the European Union The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted economies and lives in...
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In defense of machines: Why European proposals to regulate AI per se involve a category error and would prove harmful
Brian Williamson, a Partner at consultancy Communications Chambers. The views in this blog are his own. The European Commission published a proposed legal framework for regulation of Artificial...
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EU-Mercosur: (Why) Failing to Ratify is not Worth the Risk
The EU’s Agreement with Mercosur – which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay - took twenty years to negotiate. Back in June 2019, there was a political ‘alignment of the stars',...
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Time for a New Industrial Policy
The European Commission is reviving industrial policy – or so we are told. A year ago it released a communication on a new industrial strategy for the EU and it is due to present an update of the...
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Industrial Policy: Europe’s (Second) Hamiltonian Moment
Thanks to Anna Guildea for helpful comments. Alexander Hamilton, Europe’s new inspirational hero, not just because EU members have agreed to issue debt collectively for the first time, but...
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Transatlantic Tech Policy Cooperation: Add Coordination on Government Aid to the List
By Carl Schonander, Tech Policy Executive, Global Digital Finance Americas Consultant, Former U.S. Diplomat Last month, Daniel S. Hamilton and Joseph Quinlan released their annual survey...
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Europe’s Summer of Staycation
Thanks to Anna Guildea for helpful comments. The EU lags behind the UK and the US in the percentage of people who have been vaccinated. If anything, this delay has been a heavy blow to many EU...