Insights (Filter: EU)
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Before the Gatekeeper: AI and the Limits of Ex Ante Competition Regulation
Eight weeks ago, the European Commission concluded its review of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) – its landmark regulation of technology platforms....
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Taxing Silicon Valley – or Taxing France?
By: Matthias BauerFew policies better illustrate the gap between political rhetoric and economic reality than France's digital services tax. Marketed as an exercise in...
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Lame Duck Status Poses Risks for Ukraine
By: Frank LavinIt is not simply that Trump enters his ninth decade on his June 14 birthday, bringing the inevitable questions about health and stamina. Beyond the...
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Another Attack on Europe’s Single Market
By: Matthias BauerGermany's Uber Ruling Shows Why Regulatory Protectionism Endures Europe's leaders cannot stop talking about competitiveness. Every European Council...
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Affordability and CSA2
The Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues has spent four months debating whether the Commission’s revised Cybersecurity Act will damage...
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Who Shall Inherit the Cookie Banner?
The Digital Omnibus is sold as a simplification. But it also builds in a kill switch on European ad-funded media and small businesses. The final...
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The India–EU FTA: A New Framework for Strategic Trade Cooperation
India’s premier, Narendra Modi, has just finished a tour in Europe, visiting several capitals to build stronger commercial relations. In late...
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Resetting UK Politics 10 Years On – Recognise Today’s Economy
By: David HenigThe UK had five Prime Ministers in the 35 years prior to the June 2016 EU referendum, since when it has had six which seems likely shortly to become...
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Opening Android, Closing Competition? The DMA’s AI Interoperability Paradox
Last month, we argued in an ECIPE Insight that the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is not so much promoting competition anymore but rather actively trying...
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To Protect Data or Not to Protect: The Dilemma in the Commission’s Article 6(11) DMA Proceedings against Google
In a series of Insights and Studies, scholars at ECIPE have drawn attention to the increasingly conflictual relationship between new enforcement...
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Cybersecurity Act 2 and National Security: Same as It Ever Was
Much of CSA2 Is Already National Law As the Council has begun its deliberations on Cybersecurity Act 2 (CSA2), its controversial Section 4 on supply...
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Restoring Europe’s Industrial Competitiveness Starts with Tax Reform
Europe will not restore its industrial competitiveness through additional funds, strategies, or policy frameworks. It will do so when firms –...