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From Digital Tax Symbolism to Meaningful Reform: Europe’s Substantial VAT Gap as a Source of Untapped Fiscal Capacity
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyEurope does not suffer from a lack of tax instruments – it suffers from too many. Over the past decade, new layers of corporate, digital, and...
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Cloud Resilience and Security: Why Exit, Portability, and Lifecycle Design Matter
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe future of computing points to cloud services remaining deeply embedded across sectors. As cloud technologies converge with edge networks and...
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100 Leaders in Europe’s Economies: Benchmarking Investment, Innovation and Impact in Europe
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyEurope’s competitiveness is built on openness, interdependence, and global embeddedness. Its prosperity depends not on how many firms it...
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What About Us? Consumer Response to the Digital Markets Act
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyThe Digital Markets Act (DMA) was introduced as a landmark piece of EU legislation to change how consumers interact or engage with large online...
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Breaking Barriers to Cloud Customer Choice: Unlocking Europe’s AI and Innovation Leadership
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalCloud computing underpins digital transformation and is essential for unlocking the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and...
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EU Export of Regulatory Overreach: The Case of the Digital Markets Act (DMA)
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) exemplifies the "Brussels Effect," extending the EU’s regulatory influence beyond its borders and shaping...
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Boosting Efficiency and Quality in EU Public Services: The Need for a European Multi-Cloud-First Strategy
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyUnprecedented Opportunity for Public Service Modernisation EU governments have an unprecedented opportunity to unlock up to EUR 450 billion in annual...
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Competitive Harmonisation: A Collaborative Framework for Intra-EU Reform and Competitiveness
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Matthias BauerPersistent legal fragmentation, compounded by the EU's 24 official languages, increases costs and legal uncertainty, deterring meaningful...
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Cybersecurity at Risk: How the EU’s Digital Markets Act Could Undermine Security across Mobile Operating Systems
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and SecurityThe EU’s fight against cybersecurity threats risks being undermined by the over-enforcement of the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Article 5(4) could...
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Shared Liability: The European Parliament’s Misstep in Fighting Financial Fraud
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceThe rise in financial fraud has prompted regulatory proposals under the Payment Services Regulation in the form of a shared liability model...
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Increasing Economic Opportunity and Competitiveness in the EU: The Role of Micro-Credentials
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalAs Europe experiences rapid technological advancements driven by innovations such as automation, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet of Things,...
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Enhancing Technology Diffusion in the EU amid Tough Structural Challenges
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalTo remain globally competitive, the EU must empower firms to adopt the best technology solutions available on global markets. Building on a strong...