Asbestos: a time bomb that needs to be defused
Asbestos is responsible for 90,000 deaths annually in Europe. Tony Musu presents a clear case for why it is time for the EU to defuse the asbestos time bomb once and for all
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Europe
To become a geopolitical player the EU needs treaty change
Marek Dabrowski argues that the European Union will never become a serious geopolitical player without reducing national veto power
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The chicken-and-egg problem in the EU Digital Markets Act
Business users are needed to help create useful interfaces, while useful interfaces are needed to justify investment and entry by business users. Fiona Scott Morton considers possible solutions to this dilemma
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Making industrial policy work
The decarbonisation of the automotive industry is creating a skills shortage. Conor McCaffrey and Niclas Poitiers argue for EU member states to allow the EU to get more involved in skill policies
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A call for global collaboration
Ursula von der Leyen’s message at the WEF is that countries and businesses need to closely collaborate in facing the challenges of today and tomorrow
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Europe’s under-the-radar industrial policy: intervention in electricity pricing
Ben McWilliams, Giovanni Sgaravatti, Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann outline the trade-offs European governments must confront to meet the challenge of decarbonising their countries’ economies
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Euro at 25: the value of unity in a changing world
Paschal Donohoe, Christine Lagarde, Roberta Metsola, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen look back at the success of the euro and assert that the world needs an integrated Europe
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New technologies in the workplace
The slow but steady uptake of AI in Europe impacts the quantity, quality and nature of jobs as well as worker wellbeing. Laura Nurski provides a round-up of project research
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Meta’s offer
Meta has been contesting what constitutes compliance with the GDPR ever since that law came into force. Fiona Scott Morton discusses how future regulation of digital platforms could be affected by Meta’s latest offer
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Improving the contestability of e-commerce in two jurisdictions: the Amazon case
Improving competition in digital markets is a priority for the governments in both the United States and Europe. Fiona Scott Morton considers how Amazon’s alleged conduct controls prices on rival marketplaces
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