🎙️ Listen to our latest #CERpodcast ‘Unpacking Europe’ on how to scale up innovation in Europe to strengthen economic competitiveness and support strategic technologies with @james-r-green.bsky.social, @cdgeiser.bsky.social & @marleneschoerner.bsky.social🎙️ Listen here: buff.ly/rLPAVR8

Thank you to Veronika Bondarenko, @cdgeiser.bsky.social, @james-r-green.bsky.social, Vasco Pereira da Silva, @marleneschoerner.bsky.social and Mindaugas Valiulis for speaking at the launch of 'How to revive Europe's stock market listings' in Brussels yesterday.

Competitiveness, sovereignty, innovation. I reckon we'll hear these words just a few times during Thursday's SOTEU. But how does Europe achieve them? Public equity markets can play an important role - funding European bets on new technologies and scale. Yet Europe is falling behind. 1/8 🧵

Do you care about Europe’s innovation ecosystem and its financial markets? If yes, come join us in Brussels next week to hear more about how to revive Europe’s stock market listings!

Centre for European Reform@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · last mo.

🗓️ JOIN US: 17/9/26 - Brussels @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social / @delorsberlin.bsky.social / @bst-europe.bsky.social launch of 'How to revive Europe's stock market listings' Email brussels@cer.eu for info & registration

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on EU institutions and politics ahead of major European elections, potential EU enlargement, key files like the EU’s next seven-year budget, and more. Come join the CER’s excellent team!

Centre for European Reform@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social is looking for an EU institutions & EU politics fellow to join its research team in Brussels. Please see the #job description and details on how to apply below 👇 Deadline for applications 18/09/26 buff.ly/AbxXqg3

In Brussels and beyond, tech sovereignty is all the rage. And to be fair, the US’ recent export controls on Anthropic’s top AI model and simmering EU-China tensions make the risks of Europe relying on foreign tech more tangible. So what should we make of the EU’s approach? 🧵1/9

Combined with the €5 billion Scaleup Europe fund, this represents real progress toward mobilizing funding for European tech. It will take time for these investments to bear fruit, though. Now let’s implement, and move forward on EU Inc, the CMU, and deepening the single market.

Rapporteur@euractiv.com · 3mo ago

Europe launches €15bn scale-up funding push

With this week’s NATO summit in Ankara and Kaja Kallas’ recent visit, Türkiye is top of mind for European policy-makers. Check out @thomasmaddock.bsky.social new analysis of where EU-Türkiye relations should go next.

Centre for European Reform@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 3mo ago

A new @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social policy brief by @thomasmaddock.bsky.social sets out what steps both sides can take to improve ties. 🇪🇺 🇹🇷 Read here: buff.ly/GSdO3WI

📅 Join us – 1/7/26: Hybrid discussion on 'Brexit ten years on: Northern Ireland and its future' with @otoolematthew.bsky.social and @adampayne26.bsky.social Email events@cer.eu for info & registration

10 years after Brexit, research from @johnspringford.bsky.social and @antonspisak.bsky.social unpacks its costs, with key implications for the future of UK-EU relations.

John Springford@johnspringford.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New research from me and @antonspisak.bsky.social – we identify how much Brexit has reduced goods and services trade with the EU, and what’s responsible: leaving the customs union or the single market? Answers: large hit to trade, mostly due to single market exit 🧵 www.cer.eu/insights/cos...

@james-r-green.bsky.social, a research fellow at the @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social, said China’s export-led growth model had amplified Europe’s wider economic difficulties, including high energy costs and US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on EU exports to the US. buff.ly/Jc2J6kz

China debate reaches boiling point as EU weighs tougher stance | Euractiv

European leaders are converging on a tougher view of Beijing, but concrete action remains elusive

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Russia and other malign actors threaten European security now. New analysis from my colleague @armida.bsky.social outlines near term, practical steps European governments can take to strengthen readiness and deterrence.

Centre for European Reform@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Europe needs to rapidly improve its deterrence. A new @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social / Hanns Seidel Foundation paper by @armida.bsky.social outlines key steps European governments can take in the next 1-2 years to accelerate rearmament, readiness and deterrence efforts. Read here: buff.ly/rwfLU1S

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POLITICO Europe@politico.eu · 4mo ago

Anthropic has invited the EU’s cyber agency to access its powerful AI hacking tool Mythos, according to a European Commission official familiar with the process.

With the upcoming Cloud and AI Development Act and Chips Act 2, EU tech policy is once again in the spotlight. While it’s common to criticise the state of Europe’s tech sector, it’s also important to highlight what has gone well and what it can teach us. In my new CER insight, I argue 👇 1/9

Required reading for anyone trying to understand the state of the German economy and the impact of China’s state-driven economic model on Europe 👇

Sander Tordoir@sandertordoir.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Germany is the epicentre of the China Shock 2.0 reverberating in global markets In a new joint paper, CFR's Brad Setser and I show the shock is a key driver of Germany’s economic malaise. And it's accelerating Berlin needs to stop admiring the problem, and join efforts to fight back 1/many

Come join the CER’s excellent team! We’re hiring a- 1) Research Fellow - Economics, Climate and Industrial Policy 2) Senior Research Fellow - Energy and Climate Economics 3) Finance and Operations Manager (Maternity Cover) & 4) Director Find all of the details here: www.cer.eu/job-vacancies

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Centre for European Reform@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#Job - @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social: The CER is looking to recruit a research fellow in #economics, #climate and industrial policy to work within the economics team, to be based either in London or Brussels. Full details here: buff.ly/0GEpRJg Deadline for applications: 29/5/26

An honour for the CER - and for me personally - to host Philip Lane yesterday. He gave an excellent speech on the euro area and the Iran war energy shock. Cutting-edge insights on the evolution to a risk-based monetary policy this era of supply shocks. Speech: www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/da...

Centre for European Reform@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Thank you to Philip Lane @ecb.europa.eu for speaking at our dinner in London last night on 'The euro area economy' His speech is available here: buff.ly/QDMUMML

Smart thread by @sandertordoir.bsky.social on why the current approach to Chinese investment in the EU won’t magically deliver localised production or tech advances. Chinese FDI is low, and trade defences and localised production/JVs go hand in hand 🤝

Sander Tordoir@sandertordoir.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Lots of attention again on Chinese investment in the EU. I think most miss the most important observation. Chinese FDI in the EU is tiny, a fraction of what it was 10 years ago. But EU's trade deficit with China is ballooning, up another 30% this year. The implications should be obvious. 1/

This is a big deal for the upcoming US midterm elections. Following yesterday’s vote in Virginia, it’s likely Democrats will pick up 4 House seats in the state this Nov. This will help counteract GOP gains elsewhere & means Dems just got one step closer to retaking the House of Representatives.

Punchbowl News@punchbowlnews.bsky.social · 6mo ago

TOP in @punchbowlnews.bsky.social ☀️ AM: After their Virginia redistricting victory — eliminating four GOP-held House seats — on Tuesday night, the House majority is there for Democrats to take. So what's next? Here's what it all means: punchbowl.news/article/camp...

One week after voters ended Orbán’s 16-year rule, the conversation has moved from election triumph to what comes next. From rebuilding democratic institutions to relations w/ Ukraine, @zecsaky.bsky.social discusses the policy impacts & how the EU should handle this unique chance for change.

Centre for European Reform@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 6mo ago

What does Orban’s departure mean for #Hungary and for the EU? 🇭🇺 🇪🇺 New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @zecsaky.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/xfjtSOf

For the second time this decade, Europe is facing an energy crisis. Policy-makers should- -Encourage the public to reduce energy consumption -Accelerate Europe’s electrification -Provide targeted support to households Excellent piece by @elisabettaco.bsky.social & @johnspringford.bsky.social

Centre for European Reform@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 6mo ago

New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight: 'Energy shock 2.0: Lessons from 2022 for the #Hormuz crisis', by @elisabettaco.bsky.social and @johnspringford.bsky.social. #energyshock Read here: buff.ly/7gKy4VB

With a crew that featured the first Canadian, first woman and first Black man to go into deep space, and powered by collaboration between NASA, the European Space Agency and other partners, the Artemis II mission is a win for science, transatlantic cooperation, and our strength in diversity.

European Space Agency@esa.int · 6mo ago

🎉#Artemis II update: Integrity is back on Earth! At 01:07 BST/02:07 CEST, Orion and its crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. 🚀Our European Service Module propelled Orion over 1 million km through deep space, before burning up in Earth's atmosphere, its job complete 🔥 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...

Despite challenges to transatlantic relations, the US-EU economic partnership remains the world’s largest. With greater cooperation, the two could address their shared interest in countering Chinese subsidies, currency distortions and chokepoints. Read more in @sandertordoir.bsky.social new piece.

Centre for European Reform@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 6mo ago

A year after Liberation Day, Washington and Brussels are still fighting each other – not China. 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @sandertordoir.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/LqGEKBN

Are you trying to make sense of the upcoming Hungarian elections? Need some reading material as you head into the holiday weekend? My expert colleague @zecsaky.bsky.social covers everything you need to know, from the latest polling to the factors most likely to shape the outcome. Check it out 👉

Zselyke Csaky@zecsaky.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Two of the latest polls, from previously quite accurate pollsters, show a Tisza lead of ~20pp in Hungary. But can the opposition really win? Why is Orban on the backfoot? And what happens after April 12? 🇭🇺Hungary elections thread 🧵

Stories like Bior’s are a moral travesty and will undoubtedly harm long term US competitiveness. At the same time, Trump’s policies are an opportunity for the EU and its member-states to build on existing initiatives to attract the best and brightest from across the world.

He Had a Full Ride at Duke—Until America Cut Him Off

Student visas for Africa’s best and brightest were canceled by the Trump administration, leaving behind empty seats and broken dreams.

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As the war in Iran and broader region continues to evolve, read @cerianbond.bsky.social and @thomasmaddock.bsky.social‘s timely analysis on the short and long term winners and losers. buff.ly/I42gf7q

War in Iran: Who wins and who loses?

The attack on Iran by the US and Israel is good news for Russia but bad news for Europe, including Ukraine, and ultimately for the US itself. China could emerge as a long-term winner. Europeans must l...

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Smart analysis from my colleague @armida.bsky.social on how to build public support for greater European defence spending. Failure to bring the public along risks fueling populist parties and undermining the stability and long-term commitment needed to strengthen Europe’s security.

Centre for European Reform@centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 7mo ago

As EU governments look to spend more on #defence to better deter security threats from Russia & others, a lack of public support for the spending trade-offs involved risks triggering a political backlash. New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social paper by @armida.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/CqgCMt8

As the IAA debate kicks into full gear, it’s important to highlight that Europe has learned to block Chinese acquisitions of strategic assets, but Chinese investments in Europe continue to pose economic security challenges. In @sandertordoir.bsky.social and my new insight, we find 👉 1/

Four lessons & four policy priorities after four years of Russia’s war against #Ukraine. 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social insight by @cerianbond.bsky.social. Read here: buff.ly/6RWmjER

For anyone looking to understand how the Supreme Court’s IEEPA ruling will affect Trump’s ability to levy tariffs, the Congressional Research Service has you covered. Whether it’s Sec. 338, 122, or 232, the President has options, albeit with less convenience and flexibility.