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A few days after the publication of a Joint Statement and the details of the EU-US trade deal, European leaders were taken by surprise by another tariff threat coming across the Atlantic. The EU...

The European Commission’s latest budget proposal – including a new levy on large companies operating across the EU – is being spun as a contribution to “competitiveness” and “strategic...

The Internal Market began—and remains—a construct completed through dissension, rather than through an evolution of harmonious cooperation and compromises. Arguably, the Single Market was...

On July 2, 2025, the European Commission released its Quantum Strategy, outlining the EU’s vision to secure a leading position in the global quantum race. The strategy emphasises quantum’s...

Different paradigms or mental models sometimes take hold of policymakers. In the field of AI, Europe has for the past years been beguiled by “regulation” – a model that is not just assumed to...

For centuries, Europe has been politically fragmented. Counterintuitively, this fragmentation was a blessing, not a curse. The reason was that, unlike other absolute monarchs, such as Chinese...

There are different ways to think about the economy. Economic reality will routinely present any policymaker with challenges that require actions in the short term: crises that motivate cyclical...

The EuroStack campaign, primarily led by small and mid-sized European cloud providers, open-source firms, and cybersecurity specialists, argues for "Aggressive Buy European" procurement rules to...

This blog post is based on an article published in El País on the 16th of March 2025. The original article can be found here. In an era of uncertainty, international tension, and eroding trust,...

For decades, Germany was Europe's undisputed industrial powerhouse, known for its engineering excellence, high-end manufacturing, and a skilled workforce. The Mittelstand, Germany’s dense network...