Insights (Filter: EU)
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Von der Leyen Future Economic Legacy
In her State of the Union address, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen touched on nearly every aspect of European life, including the economy....
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The EU Should Sign New Trade Agreements to Revive Long-term Economic Growth
By: Fredrik ErixonFortunately, recent times have seen senior European leaders giving more support to new trade agreements than we have been used to in the past decade....
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The Draghi Report Turns One Today. Yet It Is Still More Crawling Than Walking.
By: Andrea DugoAt one year old, most babies begin to stand on their own feet. Some walk, others wobble, but all start exploring the world under their own strength....
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Can the WTO Weather the Storm?
By: Stuart HarbinsonInitiatives to dismantle/redesign/reform the WTO (delete whichever is inapplicable according to your preference) continue apace. Towards one end of...
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Real-Geopolitik: The Competitiveness Diagnosis Europe Cannot Ignore
By: Bruno CapuzziA few days after the publication of a Joint Statement and the details of the EU-US trade deal, European leaders were taken by surprise by another...
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EU Anguish About the US Trade Deal Is Misplaced
By: David HenigTrump’s tariffs will fail in his objective of transforming trade, particularly if others remain open and resist retaliation. In this context the...
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Tax the Builders, Fund the Bureaucracy: The EU’s Medieval Cure for a Modern Economy
Tags: EUBy: Matthias BauerThe European Commission’s latest budget proposal – including a new levy on large companies operating across the EU – is being spun as a...
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Nicotine Lawfare: Sweden and Spain’s Options in Settling the Dispute Over Novel Products
The Internal Market began—and remains—a construct completed through dissension, rather than through an evolution of harmonious cooperation and...
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Before Eye for an Eye, Remember What Your Mother Told You
By: Oscar GuineaThis blog post is based on an article published in El País on the 6th of July 2025. The original article can be found here. On 9 July – or...
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The Limits of Autonomy: Realigning Quantum Strategy
By: Dyuti PandyaOn July 2, 2025, the European Commission released its Quantum Strategy, outlining the EU’s vision to secure a leading position in the global...
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Boosting the Use of AI in Europe – Follow the Nordics?
By: Fredrik ErixonDifferent paradigms or mental models sometimes take hold of policymakers. In the field of AI, Europe has for the past years been beguiled by...
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The WTO in the Age of Trump’s Trade Bullying – Should There Be WTO Reform?
By: Stuart HarbinsonSomething doesn’t add up. In Geneva, countries continue to profess undying commitment to the WTO. Meanwhile, their governments back home scramble...