Publications

This commentary examines the process towards a climate agreement and commitment between the Warsaw Conference of Parties (COP19) in 2013 and the Paris COP21 in 2015. The author argues that Warsaw achi...chevron_right

This commentary looks at the achievements of the 19th UN Conference of the Parties (COP 19) on climate change held in Warsaw in November 2013. In particular, it looks at issues which the author believ...chevron_right

This commentary argues that the 2013 Eastern Partnership (EaP) Summit fell far short of its initial ambition to define a path towards future accession to the EU for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georg...chevron_right

This commentary offers advice to the UK on how it can win over Germany when it comes to EU reform. The author asserts that the UK needs to understand how Germany’s federal system, with its intricate b...chevron_right

This paper addresses the issue of asymmetrical carbon policies and how they affect industry competitiveness in EU countries. The authors first explain how asymmetrical carbon policies can lead to carb...chevron_right

This brief argues that the market for Greece's government debt is severely mispricing the country's sovereign risk relative to its fundamentals. The authors recommend three measures to improve the fun...chevron_right

This report assesses the energy costs borne by the steel industry in the EU between 2010 and 2012. It does this by comparing the energy costs, including both the energy components and other regulatory...chevron_right

This commentary examines British Prime Minister Cameron's proposals to limit EU citizens’ access to social benefits in the UK and questions whether doing this would breach the UK’s obligations under E...chevron_right

The Visegrad Group used to be deeply suspicious of the power and influence of Germany. Not any more, says Michal Simecka. Its members now view closer ties with Berlin as an opportunity to carve out a more influential role in European politics, especially in the case of EU institutional reform.chevron_right

This brief argues that strong governments breed fragile banks. The authors describe how banks in the northern eurozone have capital ratios that are, on average, less than half of the capital ratios of...chevron_right

This brief discusses the proposals for a European Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) for banks and for a Directive on Bank Recovery and Resolution (BRR) aimed at harmonizing crisis management and resol...chevron_right

This brief looks at how the EU can better assess the fundamental rights, democracy and rule of law commitments of its member states. The authors argue that a strong political impetus is needed at Unio...chevron_right

This brief addresses how including financial services regulatory cooperation and convergence in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) between the US and the EU could have potential...chevron_right

This essay talks about the technologies the EU uses for its border controls in the context of the loss of life in the Mediterranean of those seeking to reach the Union's southern borders. It first loo...chevron_right

This commentary suggests that since the start of the financial crisis in 2008, the eurozone's financial markets have increasingly separated along national lines. The future of the eurozone, the author...chevron_right