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European Policy Studies
One Fund to Rule Them All: An analysis of the proposed European Competitiveness Fund
In July 2025, the EU Commission proposed a Competitiveness Fund as a response to Draghi’s call for a European “investment shock.” This analysis, which examines the main elements and the governance of the new fund, shows that it could have a huge impact on the EU’s ability to act as an industrial policy player, the EU’s internal balance of power and the future of the internal market.
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Recent publications in English
European Policy Analysis
Escalating geopolitical challenges and threats have led to an intensified defence collaboration within the EU, an area essentially controlled by the Member States. This analysis examines the constitutional framework for defence policy initiatives at EU level and concludes that there is a mismatch between the Treaties and the current political reality.
Anna Horn
September 2025
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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
European Policy Analysis
Bernd Parusel
May 2025
Perspective
Valentin Kreilinger
April 2025
European Policy Analysis
Valentin Kreilinger
May 2025
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