November 2, 2026
More than 10 years after the launch of Jean-Claude Juncker’s Investment Plan for Europe, it may be the private sector that finally delivers what political ambition has only promised and deferred.
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July 15, 2026
This briefing examines the European Commission's European Technological Sovereignty Package, which seeks to reduce Europe's dependence on foreign digital technologies through measures including Chips Act 2.0, the Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA), an EU Open-Source Strategy, and a Strategic Roadmap for Digitalisation and AI in Energy.
June 10, 2026
This briefing examines the European Commission's Industrial Accelerator Act, which responds to a widely shared diagnosis: EU industrial investment is too slow, permitting is fragmented, and strategic dependencies have become a security concern. While the Act includes genuine procedural improvements, the paper argues that its headline promise of acceleration masks a deeper logic of industrial direction – one that steers investment toward politically designated sectors rather than removing barriers to all of them.
May 20, 2026
On 28 April 2026, the European Commission unveiled its “Better Regulation and Enforcement” reform package. The initiative promotes “simplicity by design,” regulatory deep cleaning across twelve priority areas, the reduction of national gold-plating, and faster enforcement — all presented as essential steps to cut red tape and boost European competitiveness.
January 7, 2026
EU climate policy has expanded into a complex system of overlapping instruments, sector-specific targets, and national obligations that raise costs without delivering additional emissions reductions.
December 10, 2025
This paper examines the European Commission’s proposal for an optional “28th Regime”, a single, EU-wide corporate framework intended to reduce regulatory fragmentation and strengthen Europe’s competitiveness.
September 30, 2025
A year after the release of the Draghi Report, little progress has been made in implementing the reforms that were mapped as urgent. The current political rhetoric of the Commission calling for Europe to wake up and calling for urgency in implementing reforms, is inconsistent with the pace of action.
September 23, 2025
As the EU prepares to fully implement its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in January 2026, concerns are mounting that this flagship climate policy could backfire, increasing costs for European businesses and consumers while sparking international trade disputes.
July 31, 2025
The European Commission’s SME Relief Package is a response to the growing challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the EU, including excessive red tape, regulatory fragmentation, and weak cross-border scalability.