Climate change divides the innovators from the defenders of the status quo – Europe must decide which it wants to be

“The European green deal is something we owe to our children because we do not own this planet.” These words date back to a few days before Christmas 2019. They defined Ursula Von Der Leyen’s first presidency of the European Commission but belong to what now seems like a different era. Now, six years later, […]

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Why the EU has no choice but to respond to Donald Trump’s bullying on tech regulation with a coercion investigation

Back in November 2023 – a time when it wasn’t even clear that Donald Trump would be allowed to run in the upcoming presidential primaries – the European Union approved a tough new “anti-coercion instrument”. This stated: “Economic coercion exists where a non-EU country applies or threatens to apply a measure affecting trade or investment […]

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Three strategies to help European carmakers regain their edge

Even before US president Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on all imported cars, European automakers had been facing a multitude of challenges. Sales have slumped and manufacturers face rising costs, while Chinese rivals have rapidly been gaining market share. The day before the tariffs announcement, the combined market capitalisation of Europe’s five major automakers […]

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Three technical reasons for political cooperation

How much would it really cost the European Union to defend itself against aggression? In the immediate term, that question, of course makes us think of Russia, but we can no longer exclude multiple other possibilities, including the potential need to defend territory – say, Greenland – from a former ally. How much would it […]

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