Let’s get specific
Calls for a ‘joined-up approach’ linking competition, trade and industrial policy have finally been heard in Europe. Cristina Caffarra looks at what such an approach might mean in practice
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Joined-up thinking
Aligning competition policy with trade and industrial policy is essential. Cristina Caffarra sets out some foundational principles for a joined-up approach
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Net zero and financial stability
Dirk Schoenmaker and Hesse McKechnie argue that central banks should take a macro approach to managing system-wide risks stemming from the climate transition to net zero
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Simplifying EU law
Business regulations are an impediment to investment. Kamil Sekut and J Scott Marcus find that the volume and complexity of EU laws continue to increase
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Catch-up with the US or prosper below the tech frontier?
Bertin Martens explores why EU AI investment has fallen behind the US and the types of market failure that may have led to that situation, and considers an EU artificial intelligence strategy
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An uphill struggle
Emmanuel Mourlon-Druol analyses what arguments European policymakers have used in discussions about centralising public expenditures at EU level
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Towards a digital CMU
Piero Cipollone argues that recent advancements in digital technology offer an opportunity to create an integrated European capital market for digital assets
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Sustainable finance: from ‘eureka!’ to action
Climate and nature-related risks are significant financial risks. Frank Elderson argues that they therefore fall within the respective mandates of central banks and supervisors – to preserve price stability and ensure the safety and soundness of banks
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Europe needs to wake up
Emmanuel Macron considers the challenges of European competitiveness and the place of the European Union in a multipolar world
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Bridging the gap
Innovation, investment and integration. Luis de Guindos discusses the revival of productivity growth in the euro area – a critical challenge that demands urgent attention and collective action
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