EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance
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To Protect Data or Not to Protect: The Dilemma in the Commission’s Article 6(11) DMA Proceedings against Google
In a series of Insights and Studies, scholars at ECIPE have drawn attention to the increasingly conflictual relationship between new enforcement...
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Cybersecurity Act 2 and National Security: Same as It Ever Was
Much of CSA2 Is Already National Law As the Council has begun its deliberations on Cybersecurity Act 2 (CSA2), its controversial Section 4 on supply...
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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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New Era for UK-EU Relations?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Trade, Globalisation and Security UK Trade Policy ProjectBy: David HenigThere is a small but growing awareness in London political circles that Brussels sets the terms for UK-EU engagement. From this is coming a slow...
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When Rules Collide: Regulatory Frictions Around the DMA and the Future of the EU’s Digital Framework
The EU’s digital rulebook is entering a new phase, one marked less by the need to close regulatory gaps than by the risk of friction between...
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Hungary’s Election – A New Future on the Horizon?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceTags: HungaryBy: Ismail AbdiFor over a year now Viktor Orbán has been on the back foot. His once bulletproof Fidesz is now trailing to a newcomer, Tisza, led by a Péter...
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The DMA Is Not Fixing Competition, It’s Redesigning It
The Digital Markets Act (DMA) may be a young regulation but, curiously, is already showing signs of being misaligned with actual market realities. As...
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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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Note to Europe: Please Switch from Decaf – Does Public Diplomacy Still Exist?
By: Frank LavinWhy has New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani established a working relationship with Trump better than that of any EU leader? Are European diplomatic skills...
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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...