Think Tank Review

A monthly selection of EU-related papers published by think tanks across the world.

Think Tank Review - June 2021

The impact of Covid-19 and the lessons learned, returning to sustainable growth, addressing post-pandemic societal demands, the EU's climate ambitions and the European Green Deal, beneficiaries of EU funding, the challenges of a digital economy and use of artificial intelligence, managing migration, and trade relations with India, Turkey, China and the Southern Neighbourhood are some of the topics covered in this edition of the Think Tank Review.

Think Tanks' reports on COVID-19 and the recovery fund

Reading between the lines about steering and monitoring the recovery and resilience plans; options to enhance the EU's resilience to structural risks; the effect of Covid on EU democracies; and economic policy for a pandemic age are some of the topics discussed in this update.

Health Economy & finance

Think Tank Review - May 2021

Key lessons of the current response to COVID-19, the national recovery and resilience plans also targeting climate and the digital transition, the primacy of EU law, the digital services act, the future role of hydrogen, the three seas initiative, the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement, and President Biden’s 100 days in office are some of the topics covered in the Think Tank Review.

Think Tank Review - April 2021

Covid-19 impact on the EU27 and the global economy, resilience of the EU's internal market, scenarios for the outcome of the Conference on the Future of Europe, a European net wealth tax to fight Covid and climate change, and the Common Foreign and Security Policy as part of “Global Europe” are some of the topics featured in the April Think Tank Review.

Think Tank Review - March 2021

Initiatives and programmes against the Covid-19 pandemic; a new reform agenda for the Eurozone; central banks and climate change; the Green Deal and the transformation of the production model; and the EU's strategic autonomy in a post-Covid world are some of the issues featured in the March Think Tank Review.

Think Tank Review - February 2021

COVID-19 crisis management in the EU and in the world almost a year on from the virus outbreak, an assessment of common COVID-19 measures across different countries, how Europe can reduce dependence on third countries for strategic raw materials, the 10th anniversary of the European External Action Service, and transatlantic relations under the Biden presidency are some of the issues covered in the February edition of the Think Tank Review.

Think Tank Review - January 2021

The use of the recovery fund in the member states to address Covid-19 disruption, the potential outcome of the Conference on the Future of Europe, the development of a coherent green industrial policy, the EU's energy transition towards a climate-neutral and circular economy, Josep Borrell explaining why European strategic autonomy matters, and the EU's expectations of President's Biden Administration are all discussed in this January issue.

Think Tank Review - December 2020

Insights on EU and global developments around Covid-19, sanctioning cyber activities, the new pact on migration and asylum, transforming the transatlantic relationship in the aftermath of the US elections, the new Asia-Pacific trade deal and Brexit are all discussed in the December Think Tank Review.

Think Tank Review - November 2020

Jean-Claude Juncker shares his views on different issues while Thomas Wieser examines the role for the European Semester in the recovery plan. The ECB's monetary policies against the pandemic's impact, assessing the enforcement of the OECD anti-bribery Convention and reimagining the Alliance after the 2020 US election are some of the topics covered in the November Think Tank Review.

Think Tank Review - October 2020

In this Think Tank Review, Josep Borell discusses the consequences of the crisis for Europe’s position in the world while Clément Beaune notes that the EU must continue to evolve in order to assert itself as a power. The fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic on poor and wealthy economies, the new pact on migration and asylum, the revamping of the EU’s capital markets union, and the reform of the WTO are also commented on in the October issue.

Think Tank Review - September 2020

The Think Tank reports focus on the European Council July agreement for the Next Generation EU recovery plan and the 2021-2027 European budget, testifying to the collective and internal solidarity of all member states. The papers discuss the corona crisis as a challenge in the euro area, the financial fragility of European households in Covid-19 times and how to promote the EU’s international leadership in health. Debt mutualisation, a green, competitive and resilient EU economy, the EU’s digital sovereignty and the modernisation of EU trade defence instruments are also discussed in this issue.

EU Member States Institutional affairs Justice Home affairs Foreign affairs & international relations COVID-19

Think Tank Review - July 2020

Ahead of the European Council on 17 - 18 July, dedicated to the recovery plan and a new long-term EU budget, think tank reports offer extensive coverage of the EU's response to tackle Covid-19. The expectations and challenges of the German Presidency of the EU Council, a 'fresh start' for the new pact on migration and asylum, the evaluation of the Eastern Partnership and Europe's place in an emerging multipolar order also feature in the July Think Tank Review.

Think Tank Review - June 2020

EU action to tackle Covid-19 impact on all policy areas, the recovery fund, the implications of Covid 19 especially for the European Green Deal, the ruling of the German Constitutional Court about the ECB’s public sector purchase programme and the ECB’s monetary policy mandate perspectives are amongst the topics covered in the present Think Tank Review.

Think Tank Review - Special Issue on MFF

Ahead of the 19 June European Council discussion on a recovery fund to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and a new long-term budget for the EU, this special issue compiles related articles and reports previously published in the monthly issues of Think Tank Review (May 2018 - May 2020).

Economy & finance Budget Institutional affairs Home affairs

Think Tank Review - May 2020

The special focus on COVID-19 sheds light on all aspects of the pandemic affecting the EU, its member states, and the world. Josep Borrell writes that "the post-coronavirus world is already here" and Herman Van Rompuy asks if COVID-19 is a turning point for the EU. The recovery fund and the impact of the coronavirus policies on the Schengen area and on the Green Deal are commented on. The digital challenges for the EU, the economic effects of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, and the US/China rivalry also feature in this issue.

Think Tank Review - April 2020

The special focus on COVID-19 covers all the repercussions and consequences of the pandemic in the EU and its member states, in international relations and beyond. President Michel’s 100+ dynamic days in office, the ECB's limits in restoring sustainable growth, what ‘solidarity’ means in the euro area, labour regulations in the age of artificial intelligence, and the implications of trade wars for the EU are some of the topics featured in this Think Tank Review.

Think Tank Review - March 2020

The challenges for the Croatian presidency, resisting deglobalisation in the case of Europe, CAP and the green deal, a European minimum wage, assessing the implementation of the European arrest warrant, and qualified majority voting for foreign policy are amongst the issues discussed in this Think Tank Review.

Think Tank Review - February 2020

The European Green Deal and a social Europe, the implementation of GDPR, prospects for the Iran nuclear deal, how a geopolitical Commission engages with Africa and the EU's influence in the Western Balkans are some of the topics which feature in this Think Tank Review.