Insights
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The Economics of Copyright and Data Access in European AI Development
By: Oscar GuineaThis ECIPE Insight is based on a forthcoming ECIPE publication on Copyright and AI. Three developments in early 2026 have brought the relationship...
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Europe’s 28th Regime: Fixing the Single Market — or Reinventing Its Complexity?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceBy: Matthias BauerEurope should approach the fashionable idea of a “28th regime” with clear eyes. A new legal framework will not by itself improve the Single...
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A Grand European Deal for Human Rights – and Against Bureaucracy
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceTags: regulationBy: Matthias Bauer44 percent. 110 percent. Below 1 percent. That is the real regulatory arithmetic facing Europe. Human rights and environmental due diligence...
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Why China’s Record Trade Surplus can’t be Blamed on US Restrictions
This op-ed originally appeared in het Financieele Dagblad. As China’s record-breaking trade surplus exceeded $1 trillion this year, it...
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The Battle for Regulatory Leadership in the Indo-Pacific: From 2016 Rule-Writing to Today’s Multipolar Reality
Research Areas: Far East Latin America North America South Asia and Oceania Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Koen BerdenIn the Indo-Pacific, trade agreements have never been just about tariffs. They are vehicles to set standards and rules; to decide who sets the...
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EU-Russia Trade Since the Start of the War
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 triggered one of the sharpest geopolitical realignments in modern trade history. The European Union,...
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“Economic Security” Done Badly Will Make Us Less Economically Secure
By: David HenigA truth that goes against the current intellectual climate is that modern economies are the most resilient in history. They are so adaptable that the...
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Copyright, AI, and the CJEU – A Binary Choice That Will Shape Europe’s Role in Global AI
By: Matthias BauerA case before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is set to clarify one of the most consequential legal questions raised by artificial...
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Less Symbolism, More Substance – Simpler Tax Laws and a Broader VAT Base for Europe
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyEurope says it wants investment and scale. Then it should match the rhetoric with a tax system that is simpler, clearer, and harder to game. That...
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Rethinking European Technological Sovereignty: From Regulatory Control to Capability Building
By: Dyuti PandyaA combination of developments and factors are leading several European leaders to favour new and old-new industrial policies. Policymakers have...
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Reviewing the Digital Markets Act: Inspirations from Japan
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyThe European Commission is in the process of reviewing the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the flagship ex-ante competition regulation introduced a few...
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Institutional and Regulatory Lock-in – Europe’s Greatest Vulnerability
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Matthias BauerBrussels and Member State capitals spend much of their time worrying about external threats – energy dependence, supply chains, foreign technology,...