The European single market: restarting the perpetual revolution
Boosting the EU single market needs stronger rule enforcement and targeted harmonisation, especially in services and regulated professions. The single market is the European Union’s
Economic convergence, demography, labour markets: what progress have EU candidate countries made?
Candidate countries remain far from European Union averages in terms of GDP per capita and their demographic and labour market characteristics. In this analysis, we
Why Russia’s economic model no longer delivers
A contracting economy and low oil prices are signs of potential constraint on Russia’s ability to maintain its military capabilities. At the St. Petersburg Economic
European companies operating in China: from digging in to rethinking their presence
EU firms in China face low profits, rising pressure and reduced expansion, prompting strategy shifts and calls for stronger EU support. We use nearly a
European Union fiscal rules: it’s already time to reform the reform
The EU should tweak its recent fiscal rule reform, capitalising on new realities to make improvements. The European Union’s fiscal framework – a set of
A smart European strategy for electric vehicle investment from China
Chinese EV investment aids EU decarbonisation but brings risks, needing a united EU strategy to align it with climate, industrial and security aims. The European
Bigger, better funded and focused on public goods: how to revamp the European Union budget
How should the European Union budget be revamped to meet the pressing collective challenges of climate change, competitiveness, defence, enlargement and response to unforeseen shocks?
Europe should innovate on defence, play it safe on debt
Strengthening existing safe assets should be a strategic priority for any new joint borrowing. Europe’s looming defence spending needs will put new demands on public
How European consumers respond to US tariffs
Faced with the prospect of the US government imposing higher trade tariffs, European consumers are rethinking what they buy. This column explores how European consumers
In the new geopolitical context, Europe’s banking discussions need to go beyond competitiveness
Europe has recently pivoted to regulatory simplification with the aim to boost competitiveness. This column argues that in banking the debate needs to go beyond
