EU countries remain reluctant to recognise qualifications from elsewhere in the bloc, causing one of many barriers to growth

Europe is about to agree an era-defining support package for Ukraine, supported by the European Commission. In economic policy matters, however, the Commission president seems to have lost her way.

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TRIBUNE. Benjamin Quennesson et Emmanuelle Caley, coprésidents de l’Association des professeurs de sciences économiques et sociales, dénoncent, dans une tribune au « Monde », le nouveau projet de réfé...

A recent paper which has gathered significant attention estimates a 45% tariff equivalent of intra-EU border costs. This column argues that this estimate is likely too high and depends on the particular dataset used and specific estimation choices. Therefore, it also vastly overstates the barriers that are akin to tariffs and could be lowered as a result of European Commission policy decisions. Instead, it argues that there are more urgent reforms with larger potential benefits, such as boosting EU innovation capacity and R&D spending.

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L’ancien président, qui clame son innocence, a été incarcéré pendant trois semaines à la prison de la Santé, à Paris, à la suite de sa condamnation dans le procès libyen.