What should the EU aim for?
The European Union is a pillar of the trading system. Ignacio García Bercero argues the EU should plan for both the short term and the long haul in trade talks with the United States
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Choose Europe for science
Science remains the fuel of progress and growth for our societies. Ursula von der Leyen discusses half a billion euros worth of incentives to lure scientists to the Europe, seeking to profit from Trump’s federal funding cuts and clashes with top US universities
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Research excellence for Europe and the world
Researchers are under threat from the Trump administration’s attack on US science. Heather Grabbe and Daniel Gros argue that the European Union has the money to attract researchers under threat in the US and should coordinate a scheme to deploy it
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The EU-UK post-Brexit reset
It is five years since Brexit. Jesper Berg, Rebecca Christie, Hans Geeroms and Francesco Papadia argue that the EU and UK should address issues with the clearing and settlement industry and letterbox firms to protect financial stability, withstand transatlantic turmoil and help their respective economies thrive
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Seven points for a common agenda
The European defence and climate agendas are not entirely in conflict. Simone Tagliapietra writes that beyond the debated public spending trade-off between defence and climate goals lie converging interests which should form the basis for a common defence and climate agenda
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Questions on the proposed EDM
European countries need to raise defence expenditures on a sustained basis. Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Armin Steinbach and Guntram Wolff consider the proposed European Defence Mechanism and answer some of the burning questions about the EDM
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Who will be pivotal for the success of EU defence funding?
Which countries will be pivotal for the success of EU defence funding instruments? Marco Buti and Marcello Messori say that history shows that decisions by single EU countries can determine whether member states as a whole take up new European initiatives
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A strategic response to tariffs
The tariff policy of the United States is coming to light. Ignacio García Bercero argues that the European Union should reinforce European leadership and seek allies as part of a strategy on US tariffs, and should not get sucked into US decoupling from China
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Reacting to the new reality
The European Union should form an international open trade coalition in response to Trump’s tariffs, says André Sapir. A formal commitment to open rules-based trade by the EU and likeminded countries is essential to respond to today’s dangerous new trade reality
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Europe faces a structural shift
More EU debt issuance would be the best response to Trump’s tariffs, Silvia Merler argues that the European Union should think strategically and seize the opportunity to fill the void created by Trump
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