The rocky road to EU accession
The Western Balkan countries are moving towards European Union accession. Armin Steinbach examines the obstacles and lessons from the Eastern Partnership
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Not a ‘side dish’
Industrial policy is undergoing a major resurgence. Cristina Caffarra and Nathaniel Lane argue that getting Europe to improve performance will require a massive, concerted effort at national and EU levels
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The European defence industrial strategy
Europe needs to progress with the development of its defence industry. Guntram Wolff argues that the European defence industrial strategy helps to focus thinking but has significant flaws
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Broader border taxes in the EU
The EU needs new resources to fund its budget. Pascal Saint-Amans considers the problems of tax leakage and discusses how the EU can access new funds
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Premature or precocious regulation?
Governments around the world are creating regulation to come to grips with the perceived risks of AI. Bertin Martens writes that, as it stands, it is unknown whether the Act will stimulate responsible AI use or smother innovation
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From laggard to leader?
Isabel Schnabel emphasises the euro area’s strengths in social protection and environmental initiatives, and advocates measure to close the euro area’s technology gap
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A tale of two treatises
In the process towards European economic and monetary union, two reports played crucial roles. Ivo Maes focuses on the Werner and Delors Reports, capturing the key ideas and debates on the EMU process and the birth of the euro
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Smarter EU industrial policy for solar panels
The EU plans to double solar PV capacity by 2030. Ben McWilliams, Simone Tagliapietra and Cecilia Trasi argue that the EU carry on importing from China but implement an industrial policy that intervenes in sectors that are more likely to contribute to sustainable economic growth
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Unresolved business
Lucio Vinhas de Souza examines the institutional and financial implications of past and future EU enlargements and argues that the progress made towards Ukrainian accession has direct implications for the other candidate countries of Moldova and Georgia
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Adapting the EU AI Act to deal with generative AI
Generative AI might hold enormous promise, but its risks have also been noted. The European Union’s draft AI Act already needs to be revised to account for the opportunities and harms of generative AI, J Scott Marcus argues
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