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Integrating sustainable finance standards into central bank operations would align market incentives and strengthen the eurozone's climate resilience.
Europe's fragmented approach to industrial strategy undermines its ability to compete with China and the United States.
Innovation agencies in the EU are no longer fit for purpose. A major overhaul of both the concept of innovation and of institutional structures is urgent.
Europe's twin transformation needs social conditionalities to prevent corporate capture and build democratic legitimacy.
Lagging investment in clean technologies poses a greater risk to European jobs than the green transition itself.
The EU's industrial ambitions hinge on transforming extractive relationships into sustainable partnerships with resource-rich nations.
The European Union must pursue robust industrial policies to counter technological dependencies and safeguard its future prosperity and stability.
The Global South must redefine industrial policy to build new productive capabilities and address escalating global challenges.
The EU's flagship Just Transition Fund, designed to mitigate social inequalities, faces significant challenges in achieving its ambitious goals.
The European Central Bank's latest strategic assessment ignores critical lessons, perpetuating a harmful economic myth and undermining labour's vital role.
The fall of Biden’s green subsidies reveals ideology, not economics, as the true force in US politics.
Mario Draghi’s vision for Europe demands more than investment—it calls for digital sovereignty, state capacity, and strategic power.
President Christine Lagarde's recent proposal signals a pivotal shift, aiming to elevate the euro's international standing and bolster European foreign policy independence.
Trump’s radical tax vision could dismantle the IRS, reshape global inequality—and fuel a new economic war.
Amid vast investment shortfalls, the European Union must rethink its funding strategy to achieve its ambitious goals.
Christine Lagarde seeks a greater international role for the euro, but Europe's economic realities present a complex challenge.