A Brussels Report article presented EPICENTER's EU competitiveness paper which argued that the EU’s competitiveness is declining due to slow growth, demographic stagnation, and regulatory burdens. Proposed reforms focus on deregulation, innovation, capital markets, and Single Market revitalisation, but financing and fiscal issues remain unresolved.

Research from KEFiM, EPICENTER's Greek member think tank, appears in Dnews drawing attention to this debt that arises from pension obligations to workers in both the public and private sectors, obligations that are not accounted for in the Maastricht debt criterion used across the EU.

Research from KEFiM, EPICENTER's Greek member think tank, appears in Business Daily (GR) drawing attention to the unsustainable pension model in Greece. Stating that this “hidden debt” was allowed to occur due to oversights in the Maastricht Treaty.

Research from KEFiM, EPICENTER's Greek member think tank, appears in Fortune Greece drawing attention to the unsustainable pension model in Greece. Stating that this “hidden debt” which comes at a cost to Greek people can be attributed to unrecorded commitments for future pensions.

Research from KEFiM, EPICENTER's Greek member think tank, appears in ThessToday drawing attention to the unsustainable pension model in Greece. Stating that this “hidden debt” can be attributed to unrecorded commitments for future pensions.

Research from KEFiM, EPICENTER's Greek member think tank, appears in Kathimerini in three articles drawing attention to the unsustainable pension model in Greece. Stating that this “hidden debt” can be attributed to unrecorded commitments for future pensions.

Research from KEFiM, EPICENTER's Greek member think tank, appears in Dnews drawing attention to the unsustainable pension model in Greece. Stating that this “hidden debt” can be attributed to unrecorded commitments for future pensions.

Cécile Philippe, writing for Les Echos, highlights the challenges facing nuclear energy in Europe, including opposition from key EU commissioners and political uncertainty. She advocates for nuclear energy’s equal treatment among green options, emphasising its low CO2 emissions, energy independence benefits, and new advancements like small modular reactors.

Leonardas Marcinkevičius of the Lithuanian Free Market Institute joined The We Are Innovation Podcast to discuss the European Central Bank’s Digital Euro project, examining its implications for monetary policy and financial institutions as discussed in our recently-released briefing on the Digital Euro.