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Simon Vinge

Simon Vinge is chief economist at Akademikerförbundet SSR in Sweden.

Artists painting the EU flag with stars on a wall.

Europe’s €2 Trillion Lever: Public Procurement Can Tame Big Tech

Jan Willem Goudriaan, Simon Vinge and Christina Colclough

Europe spends €2 trillion a year buying goods and services; treating that money as mere book-keeping squanders a decisive democratic lever.

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When Algorithms Undermine Democracy: Europe’s Wake-Up Call

Maja Fjaestad and Simon Vinge

Algorithmic power threatens the foundations of democratic oversight—and Sweden’s experience shows why Europe must act now.

Corporate taxation: financing state and welfare

Corporate taxation: financing state and welfare

Simon Vinge and Séverine Picard

Trade unions in Sweden want a more equitable tax system, where companies compete on quality, not tax minimisation.