Affordable housing is much-needed globally. Meta van der Starren examines the mistakes the Netherlands made, and considers the lessons that can be learned in shaping a housing market
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Debt relief is needed to promote circular economy initiatives in the Global South. Megan Murdie, Ana Birliga Sutherland and Marvin Nusseck discuss how debt relief can be transformative
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The EU is accelerating enlargement to the Western Balkans. Marek Dabrowski and Luca Léry Moffat consider economic and social convergence in the region and the economic and institutional aspects of EU accession
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Patrick Minford argues that the Labour government’s obsession with absurd fiscal rules and muddles over monetary policy will skewer the new Labour government’s policy for UK growth
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The spread of biased narratives is a growing concern in many democracies. Marcel Caesmann, Janis Goldzycher, Matteo Grigoletto and Lorenz Gschwent explore the EU ban on Russian news outlets after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
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Europe needs to decarbonise. Ugnė Keliauskaitė, Ben McWilliams, Giovanni Sgaravatti and Simone Tagliapietra discuss the challenges of meeting EPBD targets and introducing ETS2 smoothly
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The Inflation Reduction Act has sparked concern in the EU. Salvador Barrios, Jonathan Pycroft, Andrzej Stasio and Daniel Stöhlker argue that the EU’s own green funding initiatives can compete with the IRA
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The challenges confronting the EU are substantial. Maria Demertzis, André Sapir and Jeromin Zettelmeyer recommend that the new Presidents of the European Commission, Council and Parliament promote growth and enhance cohesion
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Industrial policies are increasingly used in advanced economies. Valentine Millot and Łukasz Rawdanowicz discuss the pros and cons of such policies and outline principles to inform policy guidelines
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Giovanni Sgaravatti, Simone Tagliapietra and Cecilia Trasi argue that the EU’s green reach strategy will need to use a broad range of levers to build equitable partnerships that will help partners make deeper emissions cuts
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