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The Data Act Proposal: Assessing the EU’s Latest Digital Policy Experiment
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Trade, Globalisation and SecurityBy: Matthias BauerECIPE just launched a new research program on the economic impacts of the EU’s Data Act proposal. We hereby invite interested stakeholders to...
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The EU’s Industrial Strategy: Blessing or Curse for Knowledge-intensive Industries?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human Capital Trade and IP ProjectBy: Matthias BauerIn March 2020, the European Commission published a White Paper outlining the cornerstones of a new European Industrial Strategy for a “globally...
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New Report Questioning Political Logic and Economic Assessment Behind EU DMA Proposal
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Matthias BauerLast week, the US government distributed an eight-point policy paper calling on the EU to reconsider its proposed Digital Market Act (DMA). The...
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Data Should be Part of the Discussions in Pittsburgh
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy North AmericaToday in Pittsburgh, the newly created EU-US Trade and Tech Council (TCC) holds its first meeting. The stakes are high and according to the official...
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Innovation, International Competitiveness and the Future of European Union Institutions
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness Policy Innovation, IP, and Human CapitalBy: Matthias BauerRecently, I attended a scenario workshop on “The Future of the EU”. The workshop was organised by one of Germany’s largest political...
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Calls for Chinese-Style Tech Industrial Policy Won’t Make Europe More Digital Sovereign
Research Areas: Data, AI, and Emerging Technologies EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Far East Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Matthias BauerA leaked draft “Joint Declaration” reveals plans for an EU industrial policy in the cloud and data sector. The proposal is floated...
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Call on European Parliament: Stop Freight Cabotage Restrictions and Save the Single Market
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyBy: Matthias Bauer60 kilometres of traffic jams on the border between Poland and Germany. 20 hours waiting time due to vehicle inspections. Because of border controls,...
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NGO Lobbying – How to Ensure Accountability and Transparency at the EU Level
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceOn January 22, the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies and ECIPE hosted a seminar on the accountability and transparency of the...
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4 Million Tonnes Additional CO2 due to Proposed EU Cabotage Laws in Mobility Package
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceBy: Matthias BauerIn December 2019, after several years of curious negotiations, EU policymakers have agreed on a hazardous consensus on new rules for the EU’s...
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EU Freight Cabotage: Will France Manage to Kick Eastern Europe out of the EU’s Single Market?
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and GovernanceBy: Matthias BauerCurrent EU law severely restricts the transport of goods within a Member State by a truck operator from a foreign EU country. What is known as...
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Populist Rhetoric in the EU Debate Over Taxing Corporations
Research Areas: EU Single Market, Institutions, and Governance Industrial and Competitiveness PolicyOn October 14, ECIPE hosted a seminar on Europe’s tax competitiveness. The aim was to outline new evidence for tax policymakers, with a focus on...
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Bureaucracy Implanted in EU Trade Agreements: Time for EU Trade Policy to Act on Low-Hanging Fruit
The use of EU free trade agreements by European exporters, particularly SMEs, is significantly restricted by excessive administrative requirements. A...