‘Home-grown’ innovation has costs as well as benefits
The EU is insecure about its tech inferiority. Fiona Scott Morton and Cameron Steger argue that Europe can improve its innovation systems, but should not try to copy the US approach
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Talking about competitiveness in Europe: productivity not protection
The European Commission put EU competitiveness at the top of the agenda. Filippo di Mauro and Marco Matani argue that productivity, financial soundness, and quality orientation are the most important factors
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Outlook for the euro area economy and financial stability
Luis de Guindos provides an overview of the euro area economy, and argues that it is vital to reform the EU’s economic governance framework in order to anchor expectations and support fiscal discipline
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The ‘pay-or-consent’ challenge for platform regulators
Users expect online services to be free but some digital platforms are now offering pay-or-consent options. Christophe Carugati considers how competition dynamics are affected
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The EU at the time of the New Cold War: A Manifesto
Ahead of next June’s European Parliament elections Marco Buti et al set out key elements that could form the basis for a new political contract capable of enhancing the global role of the EU
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Reboot of the UK-EU relationship in financial services regulation
Brexit poses unique challenges for policymakers in the EU. Thorsten Beck and Christy Ann Petit assess the EU’s equivalence policy and present options for deepening regulatory cooperation
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EU-wide investment conditional on adherence to fiscal-structural plans
Age Bakker and Roel Beetsma provide concrete suggestions for the financial design and enforcement of an EU-wide investment fund
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Answering the call of history
In her State of the Union address, Ursula von der Leyen outlines the main priorities and flagship initiatives for the year to come, building on the EU’s successes and achievements of the past
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Rebooting the EUs Net Zero Industry Act
Simone Tagliapietra, Reinhilde Veugelers and Jeromin Zettelmeyer argue that the EU should reboot the proposal and refocus its objectives, improve its governance and add financial incentives to ensure implementation
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World War II: the unlearned lessons
WW II was as much a clash of cultures as it was a clash of arms. Robert Oulds argues that the culture war and national differences drove the conflict and influenced how the war was fought
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