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The future of Defence Industry in the EU: How the UK Could be Associated with Capacity Building

To enable the United Kingdom to take part in programmes on procurement, standardisation, interoperability, and industrial cooperation, a new institutional framework is needed—potentially inspired by the EU–Switzerland committee model. A commenta...

How the Euro Could Capitalise on the Dollar’s Waning Dominance

To truly compete on the global stage, the eurozone must mutualise part of its public debt—and build a deeper, more efficient capital market. A commentary by Lorenzo Bini Smaghi

Policy Brief 42 - The European Defense Spending Trilemma

We advocate a phased, reform-oriented, and strategically coherent approach that aligns defense effectiveness with fiscal responsibility and democratic legitimacy. A Policy Brief by Andrea Gilli,and Walter Rauti

Two (Wrong) Reasons Why the ECB May Decide Not to Cut Rates

The US-China tariff negotiations and a renewed focus on the long term should not lead the ECB to reconsider its decision. A commentary by Lorenzo Bini Smaghi

Car Sales Suggest CO₂ Emissions Penalty Suspension Hinder Auto Innovation in Europe

By changing the rules before the actual impact of the 2025 penalties could be assessed, the European Parliament has undermined the very mechanism the EU had in place to foster innovation and competitiveness within the EU auto industry. A commentary b...

Cavara, Rachele

Rachele Cavara

Rachele Cavara is a Researcher in Management and Innovation at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. Her work focuses on emissions from mobility, and she is a member of the Center for Automotive and Mobility Innovation (CAMI).

Zirpoli, Francesco

Francesco Zirpoli

Francesco Zirpoli is a Professor in the Department of Management and the Scientific Director of the Center for Automotive and Mobility Innovation (CAMI) at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. He is also a Research Affiliate of the Program on Vehicle and Mobility Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania and of the Institute for Research on Innovation and Services for Development (IRISS) at the National Research Council of Italy (CNR).

‘Project Einstein’: Research Excellence for Europe and the World

The European Union has the money to attract researchers under threat in the US and should coordinate a scheme to deploy it. A commentary by Heather Grabbe, and Daniel Gros

Grabbe, Heather

Heather Grabbe

Heather Grabbe is a Senior Fellow at Bruegel and a Visiting Professor at University College London and KU Leuven. Her research focuses on the political economy of the European Green Deal and how the climate transition will change the EU’s international relationships and external policies. She was previously Director of the Open Society European Policy Institute in Brussels, Deputy Director of the Centre for European Reform and senior advisor on the Balkans and Turkey to then European Commissioner Olli Rehn.

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Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti

Eleonora Tafuro Ambrosetti is a senior research fellow at the Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia Centre at ISPI. Prior to that, she was a Marie Curie fellow based at the Middle East Technical University (METU) in Ankara, Turkey, where she has also pursued her PhD. She has had research stays at the Saint Petersburg State University and at the London headquarters of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). She has also worked as a junior researcher at the Brussels office of the Foundation for International Relations and Foreign Dialogue (FRIDE) and as a research assistant at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs (CIDOB). She holds a BA in International Relations from the University of Salento, an MA in European Studies from the University of Roma Tre, and an MRes in International Relations from the Barcelona Institute of International Studies (IBEI).