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Analysis

EU policy through an institutional lens: rules, negotiations and impact.

SEPTEMBER 2026
TRADE
4 MIN

The CBAM after Omnibus I: simpler, but also stronger?

The simplification of the carbon border adjustment mechanism keeps almost all emissions covered, but opens two avoidance channels the EU is already trying to close.
SEPTEMBER 2026
INDUSTRY
4 MIN

What the Chips Act did not fix: the case of Spain

Spain set aside EUR 12.25 billion for semiconductors and by late 2025 had spent 7% of it. Why the big-fab model did not fit, and what changes with the Chips Act 2.0.
JULY 2026
WATER
4 MIN

Drought and administrative law: what Catalonia learned from the emergency

Six million people under restrictions, 349 sanction proceedings and a final amnesty. What worked, what did not, and what it can bring to the European debate on water.