Archive

Year: 2026

  • Beyond the headlines: three key questions raised by CADA

    June 17, 2026

    The Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA) has finally landed after the publication date was postponed several times. The reaction from Brussels has been markedly different – an association representing US big tech described it as “progressive market shutdown” while an article in Euractiv described its provisions as “keen to keep Americans on side”. In reality, the proposal is more nuanced. Three themes are likely to shape the debate in the months ahead: The four...

  • What’s Next for Europe’s Chemicals Industry?

    June 16, 2026

    Unpacking key structural shifts and policy choices ahead   Europe’s chemical industry, long a cornerstone of the continent’s industrial base, has seen its global position significantly eroded over the past two decades. Data speaks clearly. Europe’s share of global chemical sales has more than halved, falling from 27% in 2004 to just 13% in 2025, while China’s has surged to 46%. At the same time, the sector is contracting at home: since 2022, around 160...

  • Denmark’s Election: Bacon and “Borgen”

    April 8, 2026

    To foreign audiences, Denmark is often portrayed as a tidy Nordic democracy where coalition politics is a refined and predictable craft. The 24 March general election suggests something more complicated: a system that is increasingly fragmented, less stable, and more politically exposed than its reputation might imply. The Social Democrats remained the largest party but suffered a historically poor result. The Liberal Party, Venstre, also declined sharply. Meanwhile, the centrist Moderates, led by Foreign Minister...

  • Decoding the EU-India FTA: Chemicals & Sustainability

    February 26, 2026

    Last month, the European Union and India concluded over three years of negotiations on a long-awaited deal for a Free Trade Agreement. Across automotive, steel, chemicals, plastics, pharmaceuticals, and agri-food, the emerging EU-India trade agreement has the potential to significantly reshape trade flows between two major industrial powers. Following the first, second and third part of our series on the EU-India FTA focused on pharmaceuticals, automotive and metals, and agri-food & alcoholic beverages, our final part in the series...

  • Decoding the EU-India FTA: Agri-food & Alcohol

    February 25, 2026

    Last month, the European Union and India concluded over three years of negotiations on a long-awaited deal for a Free Trade Agreement. Across automotive, steel, chemicals, plastics, pharmaceuticals, and agri-food, the emerging EU-India trade agreement has the potential to significantly reshape trade flows between two major industrial powers. Following the first and second part of our series on the EU-India FTA focused on pharmaceuticals and automotive and metals respectively, our next installment considers provisions related to the automotive...

  • Decoding the EU-India FTA: Automotive & Metals

    February 24, 2026

    Last month, the European Union and India concluded over three years of negotiations on a long-awaited deal for a Free Trade Agreement. Across automotive, steel, chemicals, plastics, pharmaceuticals, and agri-food, the emerging EU-India trade agreement has the potential to significantly reshape trade flows between two major industrial powers. Following the first part of our series on the EU-India FTA focused on pharmaceuticals, our next installment considers provisions related to the automotive and metals industry.    Automotive Francesca Rinaudo, Account Director...

  • Decoding the EU-India FTA: Pharmaceuticals

    February 20, 2026

    Last month, the European Union and India concluded over three years of negotiations on a long-awaited deal for a Free Trade Agreement. This is a key deal to watch as the EU is India's second-largest trading partner (after the United States), accounting for 11.5% of total Indian trade in 2024. India is the EU’s ninth largest trading partner, accounting for 2.2% of the EU's total trade in goods in 2023. "Some call it the mother of...