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to political debates that emphasise the cost of EU spending rather than the benefits, and add to the perception of the EU … budget in terms of net balances, rather than value added. • The financing of the EU budget must be reassessed in the light of … the July 2020 decision to launch the Next Generation EU programme. Budget resources could include a plastics charge, a …
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The fast development of vaccines is an essential part of the long-term solution to COVID-19, but vaccine development has high costs and carries the risk of high failure rates.There are currently too few promising projects in the clinical trial pipeline to guarantee at least one vaccine soon....
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When it became clear that the COVID-19 pandemic required widespread lockdown of all but essential firms, most governments took measures to protect vulnerable workers and firms from the worst effects of the sudden drop in activity. These measures included unemployment benefits, grants, transfers,...
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concerns, the wide array of low-carbon technologies offers significant growth potential. Some EU countries have already been … able to develop a comparative advantage in wind turbines and electric vehicles, though the EU is less effective at …
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United States, especially, do not separate economic interests from geopolitical interests in the same way the EU does. They … considers how the EU and its member states can better protect European economic sovereignty in a range of areas, including state … area, we recommend ways to improve the EU’s capacity to wield economic power, without advocating increased protectionism or …
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for the EU. We argue that energy relations between the EU and Russia and between China and Russia influence each other. We … decade and their potential impact on Europe: 1. There is no direct competition between the EU and China for Russian oil and … gas; 2. China and the EU both have an interest in curbing excessive Russian energy rents; 3. The EU, Russia and China …
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established for all sectors, by strengthening the EU emissions trading system (ETS) and by pushing EU countries to increase the … be prepared. However, such a measure will be extremely politically challenging, and the EU’s future climate policy should … for low-carbon exports and stricter environmental standards importers would have to comply with to access the EU market …
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charge on goods imported into the EU, based on the emissions emitted during their production. The European Commission should … therefore hinder rather than help EU climate policy. The EU should instead focus upon the implementation of measures to trigger …
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bright spot, because of strong mutual interests. However, EU-Turkey cooperation over energy requires a rethink. Up to now …, and on overall macroeconomic and geopolitical stability. On renewables and energy efficiency, the EU could support Turkey … represent a major barrier for these investments. On nuclear energy, the EU can make a sensible contribution to the establishment …
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The European Green Deal is a plan to decarbonise the EU economy by 2050, revolutionise the EU's energy system … repercussions. The Green Deal will affect geopolitics through its impact on the EU energy balance and global markets; on oil and gas …-producing countries in the EU neighbourhood; on European energy security; and on global trade patterns, notably via the carbon border …
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