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Britain & EU member-states

The impact of Brexit on immigration to the UK

John Springford, Jonathan Portes

09 March 2026

A new analysis finds that Brexit raised the number of foreign-born workers in the UK by about 200,000, but resulted in a more dramatic shift in the countries of origin.

EU-UK relations: Will 2026 be the year to reset the reset?

Ian Bond

03 February 2026

A lot has changed in the world since the UK voted to leave the EU in 2016. In response, the UK and EU need to be more willing to change fundamental aspects of their post-Brexit relationship.

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Single market, competition & trade

The Mercosur deal tests Europe's geoeconomic ambition

Anton Spisak

19 February 2026

The struggle to ratify the deal exposes a weakness in Europe's geoeconomic agenda.

Europe's clean tech industry between Trump's policies and Chinese pressure

Elisabetta Cornago, Lucas Resende Carvalho, Etienne Höra, Philipp Jäger

09 December 2025

The EU needs a coherent clean tech strategy to fend off the US industrial & trade policy shock & Chinese market pressure.

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Macroeconomics & the euro

The ECB's bid to strengthen the euro's global role

Sander Tordoir, Spyros Andreopoulos

20 February 2026

As dollar dominance wobbles, Europe should boost the euro’s reach, led by bolder liquidity lines from the ECB.

Europe should boost the Bretton Woods institutions

Sander Tordoir

01 December 2023

The EU should reinforce the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to stave off a destabilising financing crunch for many emerging and developing economies.

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EU institutions & treaties

The far right’s impact on the EU’s climate agenda

Zselyke Csaky

14 November 2025

The far right is stronger than ever in the European Parliament. And climate policy has become a testing ground for its influence.

Elections in Poland and Romania: What do the results mean for Europe?

Zselyke Csaky

13 June 2025

Both elections tested democratic resilience and, while confirming the status quo on most EU policies, showed that anti-establishment sentiment is here to stay.

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Energy & climate

Europe's clean tech industry between Trump's policies and Chinese pressure

Elisabetta Cornago, Lucas Resende Carvalho, Etienne Höra, Philipp Jäger

09 December 2025

The EU needs a coherent clean tech strategy to fend off the US industrial & trade policy shock & Chinese market pressure.

The EU Emissions Trading System in a larger EU

Elisabetta Cornago

24 July 2025

Integrating EU candidate countries into the EU ETS would incentivise them to decarbonise their emissions-intensive electricity mix and heavy industries. Gradual integration would soften the economic impact of a high carbon price.

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Foreign policy & defence

War in Iran: Who wins and who loses?

Ian Bond, Thomas Maddock

20 March 2026

The attack on Iran by the US and Israel is good news for Russia but bad news for Europe, including Ukraine, and ultimately for the US itself. China could emerge as a long-term winner. Europeans must look after their own interests, regardless of Trump’s wrath.

How to build public support for defence spending in Europe

Armida van Rij

10 March 2026

Strategies for building a national consensus around higher defence investments and the trade-offs required.

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Justice & home affairs

Access denied: The EU's discriminatory visa regime is undermining its reputation in Africa

Katherine Pye

02 April 2025

EU leaders claim people-to-people links between Europe and Africa are a strength, but the EU’s visa policy tells a different story.

The difficulties of restoring democracy in Poland

Zselyke Csaky

17 December 2024

The restoration of democracy in Poland is a slow-moving process, but it offers valuable lessons to other member-states.

More research and press in Justice & home affairs
China & Russia

China and Europe: Can the EU and the UK find a shared strategy?

Ian Bond

14 October 2025

China’s trade and industrial policy, its monopoly on many critical technologies and its geopolitical ambitions make it a genuinely systemic rival to the EU and the UK. They need to work together to defend their interests.

The Helsinki Final Act at 50: Relevant, or a relic?

Ian Bond

28 July 2025

The Helsinki Final Act played a key role in ending the Cold War, but the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), to which it gave birth, has progressively been sidelined in Europe’s security architecture.

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The impact of Brexit on immigration to the UK

EU-UK relations: Will 2026 be the year to reset the reset?

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The Mercosur deal tests Europe's geoeconomic ambition

Europe's clean tech industry between Trump's policies and Chinese pressure

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The ECB's bid to strengthen the euro's global role

Europe should boost the Bretton Woods institutions

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The far right’s impact on the EU’s climate agenda

Elections in Poland and Romania: What do the results mean for Europe?

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Europe's clean tech industry between Trump's policies and Chinese pressure

The EU Emissions Trading System in a larger EU

Foreign policy & defence

War in Iran: Who wins and who loses?

How to build public support for defence spending in Europe

Justice & home affairs

Access denied: The EU's discriminatory visa regime is undermining its reputation in Africa

The difficulties of restoring democracy in Poland

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