Swedish Institute for
European Policy Studies
The EU’s Horizontal Equal Treatment Directive: A Way Forward
A proposed EU Directive on equal treatment has been blocked in the Council of Ministers for 17 years. Demonstrating the importance of a common framework against discrimination, this analysis argues in favour of “enhanced cooperation” between member states wishing to move ahead.
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Industrial policy at the EU level has become more active, assertive, green and sectoral. This paradigm shift may however weaken competition in the single market as well as the cohesion within the EU. Given these challenges, this report provides support for new ways of financing and coordinating a more common industrial policy.
Adam A. Ambroziak
September 2025
European Policy Analysis
Political Union First:
France's Conditional Embrace of EU Enlargement
Natasha Wunsch
September 2025
European Policy Analysis
One Fund to Rule Them All:
An analysis of the proposed European Competitiveness Fund
Johannes Jarlebring
September 2025
European Policy Analysis
European Defence
Under the Treaties
Anna Horn
September 2025
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Perspectives on enlargement and reform of the EU:
Fit for 35
Veronica Anghel, Steven Blockmans, Antoaneta L. Dimitrova, Christophe Hillion, Saskia Hollander, Erik Jones, Valentin Kreilinger (ed.), Michael Leigh, Daniela Schwarzer, Göran von Sydow (ed.), Patricia Wadensjö (ed.)
August 2025
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