The European Commission plans to introduce a tax on electronic waste or a separate tobacco tax. However, the Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) financial expert warns that these new sources of funding for the EU would not relieve the burden on national budgets as promised.
By Friedrich Heinemann
Iran seems to be applying Trump’s lessons in negotiation better than the US president himself. By using the Strait of Hormuz as leverage, Tehran can build an asymmetric advantage simply by biding its time, writes the political scientist Marc De Vos.
By Marc De Vos
The Commission’s plans carry the risk that companies will seek out the most favorable regulatory environment in Europe – for example, by establishing their headquarters in countries with lower labor and social standards. Also, according to Livia Hentschel-Wark and Katrin Vitols from the German Trade Union Confederation, there are risks of abuse due to greatly simplified incorporation procedures.
By Livia Hentschel-Wark and Katrin Vitols
Montenegro is so small that the EU could integrate it even without internal reforms. However, political scientist Manuel Müller argues that this would only have symbolic value for other candidate countries if the EU manages to resolve its backlog of internal reforms.
By Manuel Müller
Manipulated training data can deliberately alter the behavior of AI systems – often without anyone noticing. According to cybersecurity expert Pierre Delcher, this raises a strategic question for Europe: How can we protect the integrity of digital knowledge systems before disinformation becomes part of the infrastructure itself?
By Pierre Delcher
The success of the European Digital Identity Wallet will depend on whether it is practical for everyday use. In this regard, it is worth taking a look at Ukraine, said the head of regulatory and government affairs at IDnow.
By Liudmyla Rabchynska
Institutional innovation will shape the fate of an enlarged European Union, writes Linn Selle, an expert from the German Council on Foreign Relations. Germany should help construct an EU capable of fulfilling its promise of security and prosperity.
By Linn Selle
Next year, voters in eight EU countries will elect new parliaments or presidents. Political scientist Manuel Müller analyzes each country and assesses whether far-right parties will continue the momentum they have gained in recent years.
By Manuel Müller
For Kyiv, becoming an EU member is about security guarantees and leaving Moscow’s orbit for good. For Brussels, it’s about the implementation of reforms, warns the DGAP’s expert.
By Stefan Meister
The EU is increasingly becoming a bastion of stability in a geopolitically tense environment. It should move to actively shape this role within a coalition of middle powers, according to the two KAS experts in the new Panorama feature.
By Johanna Hohaus and Tim Peter
