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Sovereign Europe
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Newsletter on European Topics
February 2021
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Policy Brief
The European Commission’s strategy on Artificial Intelligence (AI) was released just a few weeks before the global pandemic hit the continent. We set out how AI can help to guide us through it - and back on the path of economic recovery. More
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Policy Brief
With the global race for tech dominance and digital sovereignty set to intensify, we look at what the EU is doing to strengthen its fledgling but ambitious startup sector. More
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Policy Brief
As the Eurogroup sets its sights on reforming the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), we explain how lessons from the pandemic can serve to drop old plans and fully reinvent it. More
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Policy Paper
Amid a severe health, social and economic crisis, banks are back on the political agenda. We explain why decision-makers are worried, set out the existing crisis management framework and address its shortcomings. More
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Policy Brief
The European sustainable finance regulatory agenda of 2018 set out to increase transparency on climate risks. We argue that the next step is to incorporate them in the risk models and capital requirements of banks, pensions funds and insurance firms. More
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Publication
As the pandemic rages, companies in Germany are looking for skilled workers. We set out how migration can help to mitigate the effects of demographic change. German only, English abstract: More
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Publication
Public goods bring together the principles of solidarity and subsidiarity in EU law. We show how they can act as a point of reference for the distribution of competences between the EU and its member states. More
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eupinions brief
Brexit showed us what can happen when dissatisfaction with the EU and its perceived democratic deficit reaches an extreme. Our December 2020 poll of the 27 EU member states plus the UK paints a more positive picture of the health of European democracy. More
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eupinions study
During the Euro crisis of 2008, the blaming others was an obstacle to pragmatic crisis management. Our survey shows that things are different this time round, with strong popular support for a joint European approach to fighting the pandemic. More
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SHORTCUT 3 - DECEMBER 2020
The Irish Citizens’ Assembly has reinvigorated democracy by giving citizens a greater say. We describe how an innovative combination of representative, deliberative and direct participation is a recipe for success. More
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FIRST FULLY DIGITAL CROSS-BORDER EU CITIZENS´ DIALOGUE, PUBLICATION
Last autumn, one hundred randomly selected citizens from Denmark, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Lithuania discussed making Europe more democratic, greener and digital. EU Commissioners Margrethe Vestager and Virginijus Sinkevičius were not the only ones impressed with the outcome. More
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GED-BLOGPOST
Despite the last-minute trade deal, the UK has lost the benefits of EU membership. We look back at the Brexit process - and forward to how EU-UK relations might evolve from here. More
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Project News
The EU wants its policies in the southern Mediterranean to be more dynamic in aiming for a ”democratic, more stable, greener and more prosperous Southern Neighbourhood”. We analyse these objectives against the backdrop of new socio-economic problems resulting from the pandemic. More
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Policy Brief
Against the backdrop of the pandemic, the EU’s more immediate neighbours could become alternative production sites for at least some of the goods now supplied by China and India. We weigh the pros and cons of such a development. More
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EVENT + POLICY BRIEF
Last autumn, the European Commission presented a “New Pact on Migration and Asylum”, intended as a basis for future cooperation with the African Union and African states. We invited 50 representatives from politics, academia, civil society and organizations representing the African diaspora to assess it. More
Our earlier Policy Brief “Giving fresh impetus to Germany’s collaboration with Africa on migration” provides useful background information. More
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GED-BLOGPOST
The sharp economic downturn caused by the pandemic has created a crisis like no other. We argue that advanced economies need to overcome national reflexes and help developing countries. More
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Jake Benford
Program Europe´s Future
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