Political leadership in the 21st century
Mikuláš Dzurinda considers the rise of populism and authoritarianism, arguing for politicians to promote the necessary reforms and carry out the necessary changes to combat threats to democracy
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The end of ‘enjoy now, pay later’
Concerns over government debt have been on the rise. Martin Larch provides a brief history of government debt in the EU and draws attention to some important issues that are normally kept in the background
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Sharing economic sovereignty is hard but possible
Marco Buti and Marcello Messori discuss Draghi’s European competitiveness report, and argue that European public goods should be the linchpin of a new political and institutional contract
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Draghi’s real message on European competition enforcement
The Draghi report on The Future of European Competitiveness is a milestone. Cristina Caffarra argues that not delivering on innovation and growth is the key takeaway, and is not a prescription to relax competition enforcement
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The three pillars of effective EU competition policy
Fiona Scott Morton considers competition policy in the European Union, and clarifies the relationship between competition and industrial policy, showing that there is in fact no tension
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Financing European air defence through EU debt
Europe is vulnerable to air attacks by both state and non-state actors. Armin Steinbach and Guntram Wolff propose the creation of an EU funding mechanism to internalise the positive externalities provided by national air-defence systems
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Investing in defence as a European public good
Geopolitical threats have put defence high on the EU political agenda. Roel Beetsma, Marco Buti and Francesco Nicoli discuss the delivery and financing a European defence capability
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EU navigates future challenges
Hungary has assumed the rotating presidency of the European Union. James Willn asks if the EU has insulated itself from internal exceptionalism on sanctions
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The changing dynamics of the Western Balkans
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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EU power-sector decarbonisation
Meeting Europe’s 2030 climate targets will require massive clean-electricity investment. Conall Heussaff and Georg Zachmann discuss the balance between efficient electricity system operation, investment incentives and social fairness
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