Insights (Filter: EU)
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A European Industrial Policy for Services: The Single Market
Industrial policy is back on the European agenda. Inside the European Commission headquarters, policy makers are fiercely discussing the instruments,...
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Market Structures in Services
Services have long been thought to suffer from a productivity problem. In fact, there is a long-standing concern that services add little to the...
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NGO Lobbying – How to Ensure Accountability and Transparency at the EU Level
On 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
By: 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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The Entrepreneurial Society – A Reform Strategy for the European Union
By: João CarvalhoOn November 26, Niklas Elert, an economics scholar at the Swedish Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN) presented 'The Entrepreneurial...
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UK Election 2019 – What it Means for Brexit and Future UK-EU Relations
By: David HenigIntroduction The result of the UK General Election means that the UK will leave the EU at the end of January 2020, ending at least four years of...
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Three Challenges for the New EU Trade Commissioner
Now that he took office, no shortage of work awaits Mr Hogan, the new EU Trade Commissioner. We review some of his key challenges. ‘I always seem...
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EU Freight Cabotage: Will France Manage to Kick Eastern Europe out of the EU’s Single Market?
By: 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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Carbon Border Measures
By: Guest AuthorSandra Parthie, Head of Brussels Office at IW Köln, Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft There seems to be renewed political appetite for a...
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Populist Rhetoric in the EU Debate Over Taxing Corporations
On 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...
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Three Ideas on Digitalisation for Thierry Breton to Win Over the Parliament
By: Oscar Guinea1. Europe’s industrial policy is the tool to achieve a Digital Europe From agriculture to manufacturing; from textiles to IT; from bricks and...