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Securing Europe’s Future: Strengthening ICT Competitiveness for Economic and National Security
Europe’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector, including ICT manufacturing such as telecom equipment and electronic components,...
Shared Liability: The European Parliament’s Misstep in Fighting Financial Fraud
The rise in financial fraud has prompted regulatory proposals under the Payment Services Regulation in the form of a shared liability model...
Enhancing Technology Diffusion in the EU amid Tough Structural Challenges
To remain globally competitive, the EU must empower firms to adopt the best technology solutions available on global markets. Building on a strong...
What Mode of Supply Will Matter the Most for the Future of Services Trade?
This Policy Brief looks at the latest trends in services trade and tries to show their importance, in its various manifestations, for virtually all...
The External Side of Europe’s Great Economic Transformation: International Trade in Services
Europe’s digital transition is starting to bear fruits. Europe’s economic landscape is becoming increasingly digital, with sectors like...
Openness as Strength: The Win-Win in EU-US Digital Services Trade
The discourse surrounding the EU’s supposed over-reliance on digital services imports from non-EU countries, particularly the US, has been a...
Regulating the Working Conditions of Platform Work: What Can We Learn from EU Member States?
Policymakers in Estonia, France, Greece, and Spain share the common objective of enhancing the working conditions of platform workers. However,...
Strategic Autonomy and Long-term Innovation Competitiveness: On the Importance of Intellectual Property Rights for the Production of High-Value Medicines in the EU
Europe’s political leaders have in recent months called for “European industrial autonomy”. Notions of dependency, sovereignty and resilience...
Prosperity and Resilience: Diverse Production and Comparative Advantage in Modern Economies
A common version of trade theory suggests that countries will specialise in a limited number of products. Using the example of David Ricardo from...
Services Trade Needs to be Taken as Seriously as Goods Trade
Services constitute at least a quarter of total trade. Between 2009 and 2019 global services trade increased by nearly 50%, compared to 18% for goods...