Mobilising domestic revenue in lower-income countries has become more urgent in the face of rising debts, tighter global financial conditions, climate pressures and weakening aid inflows. In this context, the 2025 Sevilla Commitment, in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development...

As the EU and Asia are deepening their cooperation, in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we are honoured to have been able to bring together such valuable expertise from both continents. The main aim of this report is to contribute to informed and relevant discussions...

Chapter 1 – Introduction -- Chapter 2 – Bank Governance -- Chapter 3 – The EU Bank Resolution Framework and its Ex-ante Potential -- Chapter 4 - The Legal Framework for Market Discipline and Debt Governance -- Chapter 5 – Financial Contracting in Bail-inable Securities and Debt...

A credible EU enlargement policy remains necessary from a geopolitical perspective, but can only succeed through a more pragmatic and gradual integration approach. New members amplify the existing challenges to EU decision making, rule-of-law conditionality and political cohesion, particularly...

Since Russia launched its full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine in 2022, the European Union (EU) has pursued its enlargement policy as part of a geopolitical approach. According to the European Commission and candidate states, the EU could admit new members from 2028 onwards, while...

Since Russia launched its full-scale war of aggression against Ukraine in 2022, the European Union (EU) has pursued its enlargement policy as part of a geopolitical approach. According to the European Commission and candidate states, the EU could admit new members from 2028 onwards, while...

The European Union (EU) emerged as a product and beneficiary of the Liberal International Order (LIO). Yet, as this order disintegrates, marked by multipolarity, thin multilateralism, and the return of power politics, the EU has taken unprecedented integrative steps, including joint debt...