A union that stands strong together
Ursula von der Leyen in her annual State of the Union speech outlines the European Union’s main political priorities for the next working year
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Does the EU need an energy crisis fund?
Simone Tagliapietra, Georg Zachmann and Jeromin Zettelmeyer argue that an EU energy fund is justified, but for different reasons than commonly assumed, with implications for the fund’s design
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Enlarging and deepening
Franz Mayer, Jean Pisani-Ferry, Daniela Schwarzer and Shahin Vallée consider the European Political Community and argue that it could act both as a bridge to an eventual larger EU and as a framework for continental-scale partnership
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Monetary policy and the Great Volatility
The Great Moderation was a period of prosperity. Isabel Schnabel argues that it is up to central banks whether today’s challenges will lead to the Great Volatility
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Regulating the digital economy
Christophe Carugati says overlapping rules in the digital economy requires cooperation between national regulatory authorities to ensure consistency and effective enforcement
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The grand energy bargain Europe needs to defeat Putin
Ben McWilliams, Simone Tagliapietra and Georg Zachmann argue that deeper integration and accelerated investment will allow the EU to push the transition to cleaner and more affordable energy
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The role of competition in the transition to climate neutrality
Georg Zachmann looks at the role of competition in the transition to climate neutrality, and argues for the regulation of production to best serve European consumers
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Is the EU Chips Act the right approach?
Niclas Poitiers and Pauline Weil argue that measures to safeguard semiconductor supplies proposed in the European Chips Act could prove to be wrongly focused and could tip over into harmful protectionism
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For a few cryptos more: the Wild West of crypto finance
Fabio Panetta argues that bringing cryptoassets safely into the regulatory perimeter would promote innovation, whilst avoiding their widespread use for illicit activities and setting the stage for a new bubble
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The social dimension of the climate transition
Mehtap Akgüç, Kalina Arabadjieva and Béla Galgóczi outline some of the key labour and social effects of the EU’s Fit for 55 climate package and potential responses that should be considered
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