Media
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Mucha burocracia, poca inversión, un error
(Spanish and behind paywall) Oscar Guinea writes his column for El País on how Europe's stagnant productivity needs bold change: simplifying tax incentives for R&D and reducing corporate taxes could boost investment, innovation, and economic growth while reducing bureaucracy.
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Germany should not squander its defence opportunity
Erik van der Marel writes for the Hertie School on Germany's defence opportunity
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The EU’s geopolitical dream is dying in its own neighbourhood
Erik writes for the LSE European Politics and Policy Blog (europpblog) on the EU's loss of power to turn its economic weight into geopolitical influence.
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Everything Brussels really thinks about the UK
David Henig writes for Encompass about how Brussels prioritises issues beyond UK relations, with mutual suspicion post-Brexit.
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Tras bambalinas: el papel de China
(Spanish) Renata Zilli argues for El Universal that the USMCA review faces two main issues: US-China relations and that 2026 will be a renegotiation, not just a review, amid global economic shifts.
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Perspectives: The EU is not a trade superpower – how to make the best of it
David Henig writes for Borderlex on global trade tensions challenging the EU's effectiveness, requiring honest reflection, institutional reform, prioritised strategies, and stronger, more genuine global partnerships for future stability.
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Why Cutting Bureaucracy Is a Near-Impossible Mission in a Representative Democracy
Matthias Bauer writes an op-ed for the Brussels Report on how efforts to cut European bureaucracy fail because entrenched industries and professions profit from regulatory complexity.
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El Ómnibus Digital y la oportunidad de simplificar
(Spanish) Oscar Guinea writes in Agenda Publica about the approach that the EU should take to make the most of its Digital Omnibus.
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Europe today looks like Renaissance Italy – and that’s a problem
Andrea Dugo writes for POLITICO Europe on how Europe's global leadership has faded due to political divisions and technological stagnation.
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Unpredictable Patterns #144: Revisiting the health of the public sphere
Fredrik Erixon writes an essay together with Nicklas Berild Lundblad, where they argue public sphere's "illness" arises from blurred contexts, and propose AI-mediated dialogue as a solution for healthier conflict resolution and reasonable disagreement.
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Standard Essential Patents: Chronicle of a Death Foretold
Oscar Guinea writes for What's Up EU on the European Commission shelving SEP regulation plans, avoiding bureaucratic controls that could harm Europe’s telecom innovation and global competitiveness, supporting negotiation-driven licensing instead.
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Niemiecki ekonomista: Przez wiele lat żyliśmy ponad stan
Matthias Bauer discusses Germany's economic stagnation, investment gaps, regulatory challenges, and calls for greater European integration and harmonisation to boost competitiveness and address key issues in an interview with DW.