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Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, President Trump told Europe it was “not heading in the right direction”. The line was classic Trump: light on evidence, heavy on...

Rivers of ink have been spilled in recent years on Europe’s stagnating innovation performance and declining competitiveness. The Draghi report is the most prominent among many studies examining the...

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,...

James Watson is a former Chief Economist at BusinessEurope, Senior Economic Adviser to the UK government, and Commission economist. By Brussels standards, commented Politico, it was the 'smash hit...

The European Commission’s proposal to reform Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) puts SEP holders against SEP implementers. The logic is simple: since the economic contribution of implementers is...