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Towards a European Defense Union

  “Four steps towards a European defence union” By Steven Blockmans and Dylan Macchiarini Crosson, courtesy of CEPS   Given that membership of PESCO (Permanent Structured Cooperation), the central cog in the EU’s emerging EDU, is virtually identical to...

EU Green Deal: Avoid emissions whackamole

  “Financing Europe’s Green Deal: Beware of the Waterbed Effect” By Daniel Gros and Milan Elkerbout, courtesy of CEPS   Big numbers are always a good way to attract attention. 1 thousand billion euros of investment is the headline figure of the...

Say no to EU carbon border tax

  “A European carbon border tax: much pain, little gain” By Ben McWilliams and Georg Zachmann, courtesy of the Bruegel Institute   The European Green Deal has set a target of reducing European Union carbon emissions by about 40 per cent over the next ten...