The Alternative Multiannual Financial Framework examines whether the EU budget remains aligned with its original purpose of supporting the single market and addressing genuinely cross-border challenges.
This briefing examines a growing tension at the heart of EU digital regulation: how the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is being applied to artificial intelligence.
This paper examines an often-overlooked dimension of tax policy: legal certainty. While European tax debates typically focus on rates, bases, and revenue levels, this study argues that the predictability and consistency of tax enforcement play an equally decisive role in shaping economic incentives.
The tax war between the US and the EU appears to be over. It was triggered by the EU’s minimum tax on, among other things, foreign subsidiaries whose parent companies do not pay at least 15% tax on their accounting profits.
Europe’s ambition to lead in emerging technologies is being held back by a fragmented and risk-averse regulatory culture. Despite repeated promises to reduce red tape, EU institutions continue to introduce overlapping digital laws that place a heavy compliance burden on startups, reinforce incumbent advantages, and discourage innovation.
Reviving Europe’s Competitive Edge analyses the European Union’s declining influence in the global economy and recommends concrete steps for the Commission on how to regain our economic competitiveness.
In its third consecutive meeting, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) cut all three key interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, as expected. They are now in the range of 3.00–3.40 per cent.