ELF papers

The growing tensions between China and Taiwan coincide with the relationship between the US and the PRC reaching a new low.

The tragic events that are shaking the world require Europeans to think of the Union’s politics as a whole, in which the common destiny of the Member States can be decided together.

The Commission’s AI Act Proposal aims at deploying safer AI systems in the Internal Market. Although many welcome aspects in the Proposal contribute to it, the Proposal as it is currently drafted does not go far enough to protect fundamental rights.

For many years, the EU has been struggling to respond adequately to rule of law violations in its own member states. With the Next Generation EU recovery funds now in the hands of governments who seem to be moving away from the democratic and liberal values of the EU, continued inaction is affecting the people’s trust in the EU project. “A Europe of Values” learns from the examples of CVM, Article 7 proceedings and inconsistencies within the EU institutions themselves to show that it is now time to move beyond dialogue towards concrete actions.

With the release of the new DSA-DMA legislative package, the EU wants to echo its ‘Brussels effect’ into the realm of digitalisation.

With the climate crisis and the energy crisis now converging, we have only one chance to change the game before it is too late.

The article takes a closer look at the practical challenges that 5G innovation entails for Europe and what needs to be done to address them and thus ensure a smooth transition to the digital future.

The paper describes the path set for using hydrogen in the context of European decarbonisation and sustainability projects.

The concept of self-driving vehicles has grown beyond a sci-fi fantasy and could be the next step in vehicle mobility. This briefing paper aims to present a clear and synthesized overview of self-driving regulations in the EU.

This paper argues that measuring public opinion perceptions about major state actors can help gauge the impact of foreign influence operations.