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How to fix the Northern Ireland Protocol

Hilary Benn

08 September 2022

Hilary Benn MP considers the stalemate between London and Brussels over the Northern Ireland Protocol and highlights key areas where both sides can achieve a compromise.

Italy after Draghi

Luigi Scazzieri

19 July 2022

Mario Draghi’s tenure as Italian prime minister could be ending. Draghi would leave Italy stronger than he found it, but it will be up to his successors not to squander his legacy.

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Single market, competition & trade

How to fix the Northern Ireland Protocol

Hilary Benn

08 September 2022

Hilary Benn MP considers the stalemate between London and Brussels over the Northern Ireland Protocol and highlights key areas where both sides can achieve a compromise.

The EU needs a bigger playing field – not a level playing field

Zach Meyers

01 September 2022

Despite appearing to be legalistic and bureaucratic, the EU’s level playing field instruments are more flexible – and can be used more strategically – than they first appear.

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Macroeconomics & the euro

Why would anyone use a central bank digital currency?

Zach Meyers

07 June 2022

Central banks are rushing to pilot their own digital currencies. These may sound exciting. But they may offer users few compelling benefits they do not already enjoy.

How to make EU fiscal rules compatible with net zero

Christian Odendahl, Claudio Baccianti

09 May 2022

EU governments will have to invest a lot more to meet 2030 emissions targets. Fiscal rules exemptions and more EU funding are needed to ensure Europe reaches its climate goals without political crises.

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The EU's future or everything von der Leyen did not say

Camino Mortera-Martinez

24 September 2021

To gauge what the EU's next big political fights will be, look at what Ursula Von der Leyen did not say in her annual speech to the European Parliament.

Hurrah for the conference on the future of Europe!

Camino Mortera-Martinez

01 June 2021

If done right, the conference on the future of Europe can help bring about meaningful reform in the EU – even if that means changing the treaties.

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Energy & climate

The EU's energy plan for a difficult winter: What are the options?

Elisabetta Cornago

09 September 2022

The European Commission’s new plan aims to cut electricity use to reduce prices and possible blackouts; to extract some of the windfall profits of energy companies; and to curb Russia’s gas revenues.

The impact of the Ukraine war on global energy markets

Nick Butler

14 July 2022

Instability in world energy markets will continue beyond the war in Ukraine. Europe will be less dependent on Russia’s fossil fuels, but a weakened Russia could still cause problems.

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Foreign policy & defence

Europe should not forget the challenges to its south

Luigi Scazzieri

22 September 2022

Europeans are rightly focusing on the war in Ukraine, but they should not think they can insulate themselves from what happens to their south.

The EU, NATO and European security in a time of war

Ian Bond, Luigi Scazzieri

05 August 2022

Russia is not the only threat to European security. NATO remains essential for deterrence and defence, but the EU must also play a bigger security role.

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Justice & home affairs

Is there a future for the EU's area of freedom, security and justice? A plan to build back trust

Camino Mortera-Martinez

26 January 2022

The EU needs a new plan to deal with its migration, security and rule of law problems all at once.

Objection! Why the EU opposes the UK's plans for cross-Channel litigation

Zach Meyers, Camino Mortera-Martinez

18 June 2021

Brexit has made cross-border litigation harder. While bigger companies will cope, EU and UK citizens and small businesses will suffer.

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China & Russia

Can the West stay united on Ukraine – and what will China do?

Charles Grant

30 March 2022

The longer the war in Ukraine continues, the greater the risk that Western unity will fracture. Meanwhile the choices that China makes will determine the future shape of geopolitics.

Europe must stop paying for Russia's war

Ian Bond, Zach Meyers, Elisabetta Cornago

30 March 2022

Putin wants Europe to pay for gas in roubles, forcing it to deal with Russia’s central bank. Europe should respond by ending Russian hydrocarbon imports sooner than planned.

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Britain & EU member-states

How to fix the Northern Ireland Protocol

Italy after Draghi

Single market, competition & trade

How to fix the Northern Ireland Protocol

The EU needs a bigger playing field – not a level playing field

Macroeconomics & the euro

Why would anyone use a central bank digital currency?

How to make EU fiscal rules compatible with net zero

EU institutions & treaties

The EU's future or everything von der Leyen did not say

Hurrah for the conference on the future of Europe!

Energy & climate

The EU's energy plan for a difficult winter: What are the options?

The impact of the Ukraine war on global energy markets

Foreign policy & defence

Europe should not forget the challenges to its south

The EU, NATO and European security in a time of war

Justice & home affairs

Is there a future for the EU's area of freedom, security and justice? A plan to build back trust

Objection! Why the EU opposes the UK's plans for cross-Channel litigation

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Can the West stay united on Ukraine – and what will China do?

Europe must stop paying for Russia's war

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