German elections: more continuity than change
The key question before last Sunday’s German elections was to know whether they will lead to continuity or change.
Future of Europe
No Merkel: Europe’s opportunity?
With the departure of Merkel after four terms in politics and the most popular, the EU loses a figurehead, but gains possibilities.
Spain and Italy should cooperate more to make a stronger EU
A more cooperative relationship between Spain and Italy would bring stability and boost the economy of the entire EU.
G20 test of trust: coming together to narrow the pandemic divide
Political failure to tackle the pandemic divide will aggravate the dangerously divergent paths between the advanced economies and China.
Spain’s recovery plan: strengths and challenges
Spain's recovery plan is a coherent tool to revive the national economy, based on a combination of investment and reforms.
Next Generation EU: Germany focuses its climate policy on hydrogen and sustainable mobility
The key green transition elements in Germany’s Recovery and Resilience Plan, 42.7% of the funds and largely focus on fostering zero emissions mobility
European digital sovereignty: the EU had it, but did not retain it
Europe falls behind in the technology and digital sector depending on the exports of other countries such as the US or China.
The Slovenian EU Presidency: time to move forwards
On 1 July 2021 Slovenia took over the Presidency of the Council of the EU from Portugal.
The climate and energy transition component of the Spanish National Recovery and Resilience Plan
The authors analyse the aspects of Spain’s National Recovery Plan related to sustainability and ‘green’ investments.
Public health in Korea and Europe: contemporary challenges and possibilities for cooperation
This working paper covers the cooperation in public health between the EU member states and Korea. This was an underdeveloped area of cooperation before COVID-19 but intensified after the outbreak of the pandemic in Europe as the authorities looked East for partners with an effective record in managing the pandemic.
Reforming the governance of the Economic and Monetary Union: the issues
This paper sets out a series of questions for the EMU reform debate, including the Banking Union, the Capital Markets Union, the European Semester and political union (PU).