Latest Briefings

October 21, 2026

Controlling What We Cannot Measure: Simplification and the EU Dual-Use Regulation

The Commission is evaluating whether the EU’s Dual-Use Regulation is still fit for purpose. Yet the Commission publishes no data on licence processing times, sets no deadline for licensing decisions and has no current estimate of compliance costs.
September 16, 2026

Why Europe’s Packaging Rules Might Do More Harm Than Good

This briefing examines the European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and its approach to reducing packaging waste through greater reuse, recycling and resource efficiency.