When it comes to the EU’s next #MFF, its external action heading, #GlobalEurope, has received far less attention than the others. Yet at a time when traditional development heavyweights are pulling back, the EU’s role in external action matters more than ever. So what’s in the COM proposal? 1/10

Weitere treffende Analyse von @etiennehoera.d-64.social zu Handelsbeziehungen EU-USA & was die EU nach dem Zollurteil des Supreme Court nun tun sollte.

Etienne Höra@etiennehoera.d-64.social · 5mo ago

Was kommt nach dem Zollurteil des Supreme Court auf die EU zu? Deals sind allenfalls Risikomanagement. Die Aufgaben für die EU: geoökonomisch glaubwürdig werden, sich nicht von Dritten ausspielen lassen, Abhängigkeiten abbauen. Heute in @faznet.bsky.social Weltwirtschaft: www.faz.net/pro/weltwirt...

We know that new FTAs wouldn't add a lot of growth for the EU - a deeper internal market potentially would. Read @cdgeiser.bsky.social on how to make more of one of the Commission's flagship initiatives, a 28th regime for companies 👇

Claudia-Dominique Geiser@cdgeiser.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The upcoming 28th regime will likely simplify incorporation in Europe, but this alone won’t fix Europe’s scaling gap. In my new policy brief, I argue the Commission should add regulatory pilots to test rules in high-impact policy areas where reform has stalled: bst-europe.eu/de/wettbewer... 1/

The upcoming 28th regime will likely simplify incorporation in Europe, but this alone won’t fix Europe’s scaling gap. In my new policy brief, I argue the Commission should add regulatory pilots to test rules in high-impact policy areas where reform has stalled: bst-europe.eu/de/wettbewer... 1/

Incubating Integration: Regulatory Pilots within the 28th Regime

Few recent EU initiatives have attracted as much enthusiasm from founders and political leaders as the ‘28th regime’ – a single, opt-in European rulebook intended to simplify cross-border entrepreneur...

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1/Today at #COMPET, EU ministers debate the European Competitiveness Fund. As negotiations on the 2028–2034 MFF intensify, we published a new policy brief analysing the proposal and set out 7 recommendations on how to make the ECF work Authored with @annaheckhausen.bsky.social

Exactly. Momentum is good, but Enhanced Cooperation and “One Market” don’t go together. QMV remains the way forward. Breaking deadlock in single market files requires everyone – leaders to officials – to abandon national regimes and commit to true European harmonisation. Still a way to go.

Lucas Guttenberg@lucasguttenberg.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The idea to unblock the Single Market deepening agenda with a multi-speed approach a.k.a. Enhanced Cooperation seems extremely weird to me both in principle and politically especially if the goal is "One Market". Here is why:

When EU leaders meet tomorrow to discuss the EU’s competitiveness agenda, they should stop chasing ghosts and confront the real problem Europe‘s economy is facing. Our latest for @politico.eu with @nilsredeker.bsky.social and @sandertordoir.bsky.social 👇

Europe is chasing the wrong fix for its growth crisis

The continent’s old growth model no longer works in today’s world. And EU leaders need a plan that matches the scale of this shift.

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How should the EU react to Trump’s tariff threats over Greenland? Get out of self-deterrence, launch the Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) and focus on concrete levers instead of the next abstract tools debate. This is an explainer how this could work: 1/ 🧵

Can the EU deepen the single market? In our article on what to watch in 2026, @cdgeiser.bsky.social focuses on the 28th regime for corporate law, which, she argues, if done right could "signal whether a second single market moment is within reach." Read more here: bst-europe.eu/europe-in-th...

Major Events and Trends Shaping Europe and the World in 2026

As Europe enters a new year, EU leaders have set out an ambitious agenda: strengthening security, boosting economic competitiveness and growth, keeping deficits in check, defending democratic systems ...

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Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 7mo ago

Trade between EU member states is slowing, data shows ft.trib.al/4SkppZx

Our team’s outlook for Europe in 2026 is out 👇 In my piece, I argue that advancing the Single Market in 2026 is key to strengthening Europe’s resilience & that this year’s debate on a 28th company law regime will test whether member states are willing to move from rhetoric to deeper integration.

BSt Europe@bst-europe.bsky.social · 7mo ago

It's a new year, and as usual our experts outlined key events and trends shaping Europe and the world in 2026: from geoeconomic vulnerability, to China’s next Five Year plan, the single market, security partnerships, the US midterms and more. Read their insights here: bst-europe.eu/europe-in-th...

Today’s Sustainability Omnibus vote in the EP marks a turning point for the EU’s centrist coalition & sets course for the rest of the simplification agenda. The EPP broke with traditional partners, seeking a majority with far-right groups to deliver its vision of how to cut sustainability rules. 1/

EU conservatives vote with far right to approve cuts to green rules

The outcome highlights the EPP’s willingness to abandon its traditional centrist coalition allies.

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Great thread by @etiennehoera.d-64.social on our new analysis of last week’s failed vote in the European Parliament on the first Omnibus package. Rather than simplifying, the Omnibus agenda is so far undermining the EU’s capacity to act - just when it needs to face major challenges. Thread below 👇

Etienne Höra@etiennehoera.d-64.social · 9mo ago

New analysis with @cdgeiser.bsky.social: The EU’s current drive to cut red tape at all costs is weakening Europe. Last week’s failed vote on the Sustainability Omnibus in the European Parliament was the culmination of extreme pressure, poorly designed proposals and political polarisation. Thread:

Europe’s car industry is in rough waters with sinking demand for European EVs, & the response cannot wait. In a new joint paper @sandertordoir.bsky.social , @nilsredeker.bsky.social & @lucasguttenberg.bsky.social , propose "Buy-European" EV demand support coordinated across the Single Market. 1/4

The EU’s Omnibus packages promise simpler rules, but simplification isn’t deregulation. To cut red tape without eroding standards, the Commission must be clearer on its goals, base reforms on evidence, & build political consensus, argues @cdgeiser.bsky.social here⬇️ bst-europe.eu/competitiven...

Cutting Red Tape, Preserving Standards: Rethinking the EU’s Omnibus Agenda

The European Commission has made rapid simplification of EU rules key to its competitiveness strategy. It has put forward six Omnibus packages designed to revise multiple legal acts at once.

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This week, negotiations on the first Omnibus simplification package stalled in the European Parliament - highlighting the difficulties in the Commission’s current agenda. In a new Policy Brief, I argue the Commission’s approach needs recalibration: bst-europe.eu/de/wettberwe...

Cutting Red Tape, Preserving Standards: Rethinking the EU’s Omnibus Agenda

The European Commission has made rapid simplification of EU rules key to its competitiveness strategy. It has put forward six Omnibus packages designed to revise multiple legal acts at once.

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