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June 10th, 2025

Industrial policy: Jeroen Dijsselbloem pitches Eindhoven as a model for the EU

The former Eurogroup president and current mayor of Eindhoven is calling for European industrial policy to be guided by local excellence clusters. In an interview with Table.Briefings, Dijsselbloem argued that the proposed EU Competitiveness Fund and cohesion funds should in the future be channeled more strategically toward such “economic engines”.

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June 9th, 2025

Trade diversion: Initial data shows surge in imports of industrial robots

Initial data on trade diversion from China and other countries paints a mixed picture. Imports of Chinese industrial robots are rising especially sharply.

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June 4th, 2025

Corona Recovery Fund: Commission sounds the alarm due to slow implementation.

Due to the slow implementation of the Corona Recovery Fund, the EU Commission fears that not all of the money can be used. It is proposing simplifications and shifts in funding. An extension of the deadline is out of the question.

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June 1st, 2025

Securitizations: Commission plans to reduce capital requirements

The EU Commission wants to boost the securitization market with a regulatory proposal scheduled for mid-June. Drafts now show that the Commission wants to reduce capital requirements and simplify the criteria for standardized securitizations.

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May 19th, 2025

Growth: Commission lowers forecasts, but relies on German infrastructure package.

According to the latest Commission forecasts, the economic outlook is rather gloomy. However, the German infrastructure package should boost growth considerably.

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May 15th, 2025

Bureaucracy: Commission to reduce burden on companies with up to 500 employees.

The EU Commission wants to reduce bureaucracy, especially for smaller companies. In return, more companies are to benefit from exemptions for SMEs in the future, for example with regard to data protection. Critics say the initiative does not go far enough.

By Till Hoppe

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May 13th, 2025

Securitizations: Polish Council Presidency pushes for Commission proposal.

The Polish finance minister said at the finance ministers' meeting in Brussels that he expects an ambitious proposal from the Commission to promote securitization soon. He wants to reach an agreement on the joint defense financing instrument SAFE before the end of May.

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May 12th, 2025

Inaugural visit: Klingbeil promotes German spending plans in Brussels.

At the Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, the new German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil emphasized the growth-promoting elements of the government's program. On the question of whether Germany will break the EU debt rules, he is playing for time.

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April 23rd, 2025

Procurement reform: EMPL struggles to reach opinion.

The EU Parliament wants to position itself on the reform of public procurement law by the summer. In the Employment Committee, the struggle for its own position has begun.

By Alina Leimbach

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April 3rd, 2025

Trump tariffs: 20% on EU products

In a dramatic escalation of the trade conflict, the US President is imposing tariffs on all its trading partners. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned that the EU would apply countermeasures and would not accept dumping through trade diversion.

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