Foundation for European Progressive Studies

The European Commission’s proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act marks a significant step towards a genuine European industrial policy. By combining ‘Made in Europe’ requirements with low-carbon criteria, the Commission is signalling that industrial transformation and climate action can no longer be treated as separate agendas. Despite its potential, the Industria...

Europe is losing industrial jobs, productive capacity and economic sovereignty. The debate on the Industrial Accelerator Act is not about protectionism versus openness. It is about whether Europe chooses to manage industrial decline or build a clean industrial future that delivers quality jobs, regional cohesion and strategic autonomy.

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In just four years, Europe has become the main destination of fast-rising Chinese automotive exports. Between 2000 and 2024, global Chinese exports of batteries, auto parts and cars increased by €145 billion, and almost one third of this staggering growth went to Europe (€45 billion).

The causes and consequences of this disruptive trend are clear. ...

The EU anti-corruption directive, formally adopted in April 2026, is not particularly remarkable. It is full of cautious compromise: the product of difficult negotiations in which several member states – and not only the most obvious suspects – worked systematically to water down its ambitions. On the specific issue of criminal offences, including the abuse of power b...

Twenty years after Montenegro regained independence, the upcoming EU-Western Balkan summit in Tivat should remind Europe of something essential: enlargement was never merely a bureaucratic exercise about negotiation chapters, institutional alignment or technical benchmarks. Enlargement was the political project through which Europe stabilised its continent after decad...