Media
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Quantum’s big leap puts data centers in the spotlight
ECIPE study, "Benchmarking Quantum Technology Performance" 's figures used in a CNBC Quantum Briefing.
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CEE Consumer Attitudes Toward Parasite SEO & Search Engine Responsibility
A study produced with the collaboration of European Public Policy Partnership (EPPP) on European consumers wanting search engines to prioritise content quality and user protection, not publisher neutrality, actively filtering misleading material and demoting unreliable commercial content.
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Europe needs a faster, more competitive standards system
Matthias Bauer argues via Euractiv that standards work best when voluntary and globally aligned, warning against politicisation and EU-specific standards, emphasising deeper structural competitiveness issues.
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Perspectives: EU economic security begins with neighbours
David Henig writes his column for Borderlex on how the EU wants to tackle issues such as economic coercion and dependencies, and would do so in a setting such as the World Trade Organization.
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Study Reveals World’s Leading Quantum Ecosystems — And Why They Lead
ECIPE study, "Quantum Clusters: Ranking the World’s Deep-Tech Epicentres" reviewed in Quantum Insider's briefing.
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Arctic shortcut or strategic challenge? Experts question Northern Sea Route’s promise
Andrea Dugo comments for Anadolu that the Northern Sea Route is unreliable, commercially marginal, and poses strategic risks for Europe. It should remain a niche, seasonal shipping corridor.
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China heeft zelf rol in hoger handelsoverschot
(Behind Paywall in Dutch) Erik van der Marel writes in the Dutch Het Financieele Dagblad on China's trade surplus.
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The cost of non-competitive Europe
The study "Time is Money: The Cost of Delaying the Ratification of the EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement" by Fredrik Erixon, Oscar Guinea, Philipp Lamprecht, and Elena Sisto is referenced by the Times of Malta.
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Think Tank Review 138 – February 2026
ECIPE study, "More than just chips: what Europe can learn from Taiwan’s industrial strategy" highlighted in European Council's think tank review February.
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UK trade policy has failed but a Customs Union with the EU is not the answer
David Henig writes an issue of the Best for Britain Substack "The Wire" where he analyses how ten years after Brexit, UK-EU relations remain unsettled. Trade barriers persist, political consensus is lacking, and meaningful compromise is needed for lasting economic growth.
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From Legal Fragmentation to Scale: Competitive Harmonisation as Europe’s Edge in the Global Economy
Matthias Bauer writes an article on how Europe’s global economic and political influence is waning, with its share of world GDP forecast to drop from 15% today to 9% by 2050 for The Budapest Dossier 2025: Choices In This New World from Hungarian Institute of International Affairs and the Observer Research Foundation.