Ukraine, migration, and the economy were uppermost on the agenda of the European Council in 2023 as EU leaders sought to maximise support for the victim of Russia's military aggression, cope with a rising number of refugees and asylum seekers and halt the EU's declining global competitiveness....

Die im März 2025 beschlossenen Änderungen bei der Schuldenbremse eröffnen erhebliche zusätzliche Kreditfinanzierungsspielräume. Allerdings muss die deutsche Finanzpolitik nicht nur die Regelgrenzen des Grundgesetzes beachten. Auch die europäischen Vorgaben im Rahmen des Stabilitäts- und...

Although the new EU fiscal rules improve the macroeconomic logic and differentiation, they offer very little leeway for urgently needed, debt-financed defence spending. However, the EU Commission's proposal to solve this via flexible escape clauses undermines the credibility of the rules. A new...

We propose an EU Safe Generative AI Innovation Program to address a market failure in generative AI development. While developers can capture significant value from generative AI capability improvements, they bear only a fraction of potential safety failure costs, which leads to underinvestment...

The European Council and the Council of the European Union are the two institutions representing the Member States in the European Union. They bring EU countries' leaders and ministers together to shape the European Union's future. They both play an essential role in EU decision-making. This...

The European Council and the Council of the European Union are the two institutions representing the Member States in the European Union. They bring EU countries' leaders and ministers together to shape the European Union's future. They both play an essential role in EU decision-making. This...