Industrial and Competitiveness Policy
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The Commission’s DMA Specification Decisions on Google: A Case of Regulatory Privilege Escalation
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyIt is understood and accepted by most experts and observers that platform companies like Apple, Google, and Meta are large, systemic, and should be...
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Beijing Is Not Coercing Spain: Madrid Is Providing the Influence for Free
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityIn 2025, Spain became one of the primary targets of Chinese investments in Europe, with EV-related commitments up 147 per cent – third in Europe...
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Summer Reading List 2026
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Dyuti PandyaThe rising temperatures may have told us that summer arrived some time ago, but the holiday season is now just around the corner – bringing with it...
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Before the Gatekeeper: AI and the Limits of Ex Ante Competition Regulation
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyEight weeks ago, the European Commission concluded its review of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) – its landmark regulation of technology platforms....
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Taxing Silicon Valley – or Taxing France?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy UncategorisedBy: Matthias BauerFew policies better illustrate the gap between political rhetoric and economic reality than France's digital services tax. Marketed as an exercise in...
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Another Attack on Europe’s Single Market
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Matthias BauerGermany's Uber Ruling Shows Why Regulatory Protectionism Endures Europe's leaders cannot stop talking about competitiveness. Every European Council...
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Opening Android, Closing Competition? The DMA’s AI Interoperability Paradox
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyLast month, we argued in an ECIPE Insight that the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is not so much promoting competition anymore but rather actively trying...
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Restoring Europe’s Industrial Competitiveness Starts with Tax Reform
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyEurope will not restore its industrial competitiveness through additional funds, strategies, or policy frameworks. It will do so when firms –...
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Nostalgia is a Broken Compass for Industrial Policy
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Oscar GuineaThis blog post is based on an article published in El País on the 29th of March 2026. The original article can be found here. On 4 March, the...
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Europe Cannot Reindustrialise Its Way to the Future
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyEurope wants its factories back. From Brussels to national capitals, policymakers are trying to reverse decades of deindustrialisation and restore...
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Europe’s “EU Inc.” Is a Step Forward – And a Foundation for More Ambitious 28th Regimes
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Matthias BauerEurope has finally taken a meaningful step towards a 28th regime – but not yet the 28th regime Europe actually needs. The European Commission’s...
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Europe’s Tax Bureaucracies Chase Digital Taxes While EUR 1 Trillion in VAT Revenue Lies Untapped
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyFor nearly a decade, policymakers across Europe have pursued a new frontier in taxation: digital services taxes (DSTs). The political narrative has...