The UN General Assembly high level week has been a good opportunity to take stock of Britain’s place in the world.  It is worrying. The British media focussed overwhelmingly on…

In her State of the Union address, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen made one of the most significant statements of the speech in just one sentence. Having set out an ambitious agenda…

Walk into any Brussels policy debate this autumn and you will hear the same refrain: Europe is losing the investment race. Mario Draghi said as much two years ago, and the message has only…

For years, environmental organisations have called for a carbon price on waste incineration. Now that the EU is finally moving in that direction, the priority should be to help make the…

For years, environmental organisations have called for a carbon price on waste incineration. Now that the EU is finally moving in that direction, the priority should be to help make the…

Walk into any Brussels policy debate this autumn and you will hear the same refrain: Europe is losing the investment race. Mario Draghi said as much two years ago, and the message has only…

“Nothing but dreams!  What is he smoking? When will the British ever learn?” When I wrote my recent paper arguing for a new deal between the UK, Ukraine and Europe and the…

“Nothing but dreams!  What is he smoking? When will the British ever learn?” When I wrote my recent paper arguing for a new deal between the UK, Ukraine and Europe and the…

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From going rogue on offers of a new and undefined “associate EU-membership” without seemingly consulting anyone, or even defining what it is; over trade negotiations without…

From going rogue on offers of a new and undefined “associate EU-membership” without seemingly consulting anyone, or even defining what it is; over trade negotiations without…

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Brexit changed the conditions under which EU students access at UK universities. The shift became particularly visible in the 2021/22 academic year, when tuition fee and funding rules, as…

Ideas in European security can have a long shelf life. The European Security Council is a good example. The idea has been knocking around since the end of the cold war. German and French…

Ideas in European security can have a long shelf life. The European Security Council is a good example. The idea has been knocking around since the end of the cold war. German and French…

Brexit changed the conditions under which EU students access at UK universities. The shift became particularly visible in the 2021/22 academic year, when tuition fee and funding rules, as…

(a companion piece to everything Brussels really thinks about the UK) There are 27 countries present and permanently negotiating almost every policy area in Brussels. These are the member…

(a companion piece to everything Brussels really thinks about the UK) There are 27 countries present and permanently negotiating almost every policy area in Brussels. These are the member…

At the World Economic Forum in February, Commission President Von Der Leyen called for a "single and simple set of rules" enabling entrepreneurs to incorporate within 48 hours and operate…

At the World Economic Forum in February, Commission President Von Der Leyen called for a "single and simple set of rules" enabling entrepreneurs to incorporate within 48 hours and operate…

Icelandic voters’ recent decision not to reopen talks to join the European Union (EU) was identified by Martin Sandbu in the Financial Times on 6 September as a warning to Brussels to…

Icelandic voters’ recent decision not to reopen talks to join the European Union (EU) was identified by Martin Sandbu in the Financial Times on 6 September as a warning to Brussels to…

On 1 September, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) entered the copyright fight between The New York Times, OpenAI and Microsoft. The DoJ asked a Manhattan court to treat training large…

On 1 September, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) entered the copyright fight between The New York Times, OpenAI and Microsoft. The DoJ asked a Manhattan court to treat training large…

Europe's competitiveness debate has acquired a powerful new vocabulary: simplification, scale, innovation and regulatory restraint. Much of this is overdue. European companies should not have…

Digital policy can no longer be treated as a technical specialism for engineers and procurement officials; it has become a question of statecraft. Digital infrastructure, comprising data…

Enhancing industrial capacities should serve as a strategic basis for bolder EU-UK relations European leaders do not exactly know what to expect from Andy Burnham. He is the United Kingdom's…

Enhancing industrial capacities should serve as a strategic basis for bolder EU-UK relations European leaders do not exactly know what to expect from Andy Burnham. He is the United Kingdom's…

Digital policy can no longer be treated as a technical specialism for engineers and procurement officials; it has become a question of statecraft. Digital infrastructure, comprising data…

It is widely accepted that, for many reasons – including to counter a flood of exports from China -  Europe needs much higher levels of investment. When accepting this…

As Israel moves ahead with its controversial ‘E1’ settlement plans, threatening to split the West Bank in two and burying any hopes for a two-state solution, violent settlers run…

Europe does not suffer from a shortage of solutions. An aging population can be addressed through greater workforce participation, migration, longer working lives and higher productivity.…

Europe does not suffer from a shortage of solutions. An aging population can be addressed through greater workforce participation, migration, longer working lives and higher productivity.…

As Israel moves ahead with its controversial ‘E1’ settlement plans, threatening to split the West Bank in two and burying any hopes for a two-state solution, violent settlers run…

It is widely accepted that, for many reasons – including to counter a flood of exports from China -  Europe needs much higher levels of investment. When accepting this…

Europe's competitiveness debate has acquired a powerful new vocabulary: simplification, scale, innovation and regulatory restraint. Much of this is overdue. European companies should not have…

The Clacton by-election is over. The Nigel Farage saga drones on There is no surprise in the result. But for Labour the Clacton by-election stunt which saw a candidate dressed as a waste bin…