News The bill comes first: costs of doing business in Germany While the EU claims to be enhancing the Single Market, doing business in Germany - the most populous country in the EU - remains heavily burdened by countless small requirements that raise costs for German and EU founders, deterring many small businesses from entering.
Innovation Featured Autonomous vehicles may help with road safety in Europe Waymo coming to Munich’s streets is not just good news for passengers dreading the music choice of local taxi drivers, but also has wider implications for road safety and affordability.
News Featured The unintended costs of Germany’s new streaming quota Germany's proposed streaming quota risks harming consumers, stifling competition, sparking international trade tensions, and increasing the cinema industry's dependence on political whim.
Privacy Featured EU consultation on digital rules: time to think outside the box The EU’s Digital Omnibus consultation is open until Oct 14, 2025, aiming to simplify data, AI, and cybersecurity compliance. But without tackling the GDPR reform, the elephant in the room remains.
Innovation Featured Future point of transatlantic stand-off: The EU Space Act Despite an EU–US tariff deal, regulatory tensions remain. The upcoming EU Space Act is likely to raise U.S. concerns over non-tariff barriers and EU Member States' concerns over a potential legal collision.
Fintech Featured When Single Market principles don’t work: Revolut’s case Revolut is rolling out local IBANs and expanding its presence across Western Europe. One of the factors behind this move is to bypass “IBAN discrimination”, where public and private institutions reject foreign account numbers, highlighting gaps in the EU’s Single Market for the financial sector.
Innovation Featured AI race revisited: how long until China catches up and what can EU & the US do to cooperate better The the EU, US, Japan, Canada, Australia, South Korea, and other liberal democracies should identify barriers to successful AI cooperation and work on reducing among their economies.
Global Featured Trans-Atlantic tech cooperation: a plea for Brussels and Washington to work together In times of war and geopolitical tensions, collaboration between the EU and the US on tech policy is more needed than ever. But despite several attempts to find a common line and more integrated technology trade, both sides struggle to come up with a coherent solution to their policy disputes.
AI Featured AI & EU: time to empower innovators Inspired by an open letter "Europe needs regulatory certainty on AI" Countries can be leading in culture and sciences before they fall back for decades or even centuries. The Roman Empire is one of the many examples of human history that could see the rise and fall of
Temu, Baby Yoda, and Online Advertising Regulators and consumer groups across the EU have already been expressing concerns about a myriad of potential Temu’s consumer protection violations, including misleading practices when consumers see big differences between what is advertised and what is realistically delivered to them.
Featured Europe’s Fintech Success Story: What is a Cheque? Europeans exhibit a greater inclination toward adopting online banking and payments, a trend not solely attributed to consumer behavior but also to astute regulation.
