A Harris presidency would signal continuity for transatlantic relations. But Europeans should not think they can turn back the clock to the pre-Trump era. New CER insight by Luigi Scazzieri & Ian Bond buff.ly/4etsr3C

#Draghi’s report on the ailing European economy contains hard truths for EU leaders, who have long failed to confront Europe’s declining growth rate head-on. New paper by Sander Tordoir, Aslak Berg, Elisabetta Cornago, Zach Meyers & Luigi Scazzieri Read here: buff.ly/3Bj7460

While #Harris would not see the US trade deficit with the EU as a critical priority, #Trump sees it as a similar problem to the US trade deficit with China. 🇺🇸 🇪🇺 New policy brief from Aslak Berg and Zach Meyers Read here: buff.ly/3ZN2lnq

What happened to the rule of law in the past 5 years? There was a lot of movement – and, ultimately, not a lot of impact. Here is an overview & lessons learned for the EU 🧵

The rule of law emergency is not over - must read by my colleague Zselyke Csaky

Europe's response to the #MiddleEast conflict has been haphazard and confused. 🆕 CER insight by Luigi Scazzieri Read here: buff.ly/3zNEF83

La honte, Romain De Reusme PS Ixelles . En délaissant l'alliance avec Ecolo de cette façon honteuse vous avez bien montré que vous n'accordez aucune importance à la qualité de vie et à la mobilité durable dans la Commune d'Ixelles.

Give a listen to Anunita Chandrasekar's first podcast at CER, with always-excellent Luigi Scazzieri . Welcome Anunita!

As Georgia & Moldova prepare to go to the polls Ian Bond examines what is at stake for the EU. 🇬🇪 🇲🇩 New CER insight buff.ly/48aQVw2

Competition reforms risk creating a #competitionpolicy which is suitable for the high-innovation economy Europe wants – but not the fragmented and capital-constrained economy it is stuck with. New CER insight by Zach Meyers Read here: buff.ly/40fJjq6

This is relatively fast, but still too late with Orban already on the ground. There wasn’t anything unexpected abt it either — the rest of the EU should have learned damage control isn’t enough, need to plan in advance.

Welcome, Anunita!

What's happening in Georgia and Moldova? Ian Bond and Zselyke Csaky explain the importance of their election results on the #CERPodcast. Listen here: buff.ly/4e6pAwh

Very timely and interesting discussion by Anton Spisak for CER

Our collective analysis of what Trump means for Europe. Conclusion: Leaders of the EU & other European countries shd use Trump’s second term as an opportunity to address long-term economic & security shortcomings, but they'll need to work together better than they currently do.

"Pushing for more ambitious climate finance is going to be almost impossible without the US buy-in, which will demotivate developing countries from taking seriously the climate ambitions of the West," said Elisabetta Cornago of CER. buff.ly/4fllGRD

Ottenere una finanza climatica più ambiziosa sarà praticamente impossibile senza il sostegno statunitense e questo demotiverà i paesi in via di sviluppo a prendere seriamente le promesse dell’Occidente - my 2 cents sull'effetto Trump sulle politiche climatiche.

Our fourth session at #CERditchley looked at Europe’s single market and green industrial policy – an unhappy marriage? W/opening remarks from Chiara Criscuolo, Robert de Groot European Investment Bank, Selma Mahfouz & Shahin Vallée, chaired by Elisabetta Cornago

It is all about hitting the right speed limit. The ECB's Piero Cipollone gave a superb talk at Ditchley. He laid out whether a high-pressure economy can raise potential output. The 'some like it hotter' speech (great title) can be accessed here: ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date…

.Elisabetta Cornago, senior research fellow at the CER think-tank, said that the Commission was “trying to find plenty of ideas” to shore up its trade defences “against a possible flood or redirection of Chinese trade flows towards Europe”. buff.ly/40TjtIN