Zach Meyers
@zach-meyers.bsky.social
Director of Research, Centre on Regulation in Europe; Associate Fellow, Centre for European Reform. Working on competition & industrial policy, tech regulation, network industries.
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The EU can regain its technological end - but we must choose our battles and our partners wisely, ruthlessly prioritise, and urgently make long-needed reforms. At @cerrethinktank.bsky.social we'll be exploring this further in our upcoming set of papers and workshops on EU competitiveness. *END*
May 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The EU can regain its technological end - but we must choose our battles and our partners wisely, ruthlessly prioritise, and urgently make long-needed reforms. At @cerrethinktank.bsky.social we'll be exploring this further in our upcoming set of papers and workshops on EU competitiveness. *END*
The vision is not based on protectionism or the idea that the EU should build its own end-to-end supply tech value chains - but based on international cooperation with partners who are trustworthy and positioning the EU to lead in future technologies. /3
<a rel="nofollow"></a> The European Way. A Blueprint for Reclaiming Our Digital Future
<p><span>This policy paper is a call for Europe to reclaim its digital future. Directed in particular at the EU Institutions and the new German government, it h
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May 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
The vision is not based on protectionism or the idea that the EU should build its own end-to-end supply tech value chains - but based on international cooperation with partners who are trustworthy and positioning the EU to lead in future technologies. /3
We also agree that a "hard reset" is needed to fix this situation and rescue the EU from being a digital colony. The blueprint, “The European Way – A Blueprint for Reclaiming our Digital Future”, provides an overarching vision for European tech and suggests six interlocking reforms. /2
May 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
We also agree that a "hard reset" is needed to fix this situation and rescue the EU from being a digital colony. The blueprint, “The European Way – A Blueprint for Reclaiming our Digital Future”, provides an overarching vision for European tech and suggests six interlocking reforms. /2
That will be key to maintaining the Brussels Effect in the long run — at a time most countries do not want to follow the US president’s techno-libertarian approach. Full article in link below! /6 *ENDS* www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article...
Op-ed: Trump’s challenge to EU regulation requires better, not less, lawmaking
The EU’s regulatory approach is under pressure from Trump, highlighting the need for smarter, more effective lawmaking — not deregulation.
www.theparliamentmagazine.eu
March 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
That will be key to maintaining the Brussels Effect in the long run — at a time most countries do not want to follow the US president’s techno-libertarian approach. Full article in link below! /6 *ENDS* www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article...
Of course, this won't address the US attack on Europe's regulatory approach. But showing that the EU's approach is durable and that regulation can be designed in a way consistent with economic growth and innovation will help the EU maintain its influence. /5
March 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Of course, this won't address the US attack on Europe's regulatory approach. But showing that the EU's approach is durable and that regulation can be designed in a way consistent with economic growth and innovation will help the EU maintain its influence. /5
Well-designed inclusive governance mechanisms, could help big and small tech platforms and their users build broad consensus about how to translate outcomes-focussed regulations into concrete steps. /4
March 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Well-designed inclusive governance mechanisms, could help big and small tech platforms and their users build broad consensus about how to translate outcomes-focussed regulations into concrete steps. /4
Instead, we suggest the EU go back to the basics of better regulation. Focusing on outcomes, rather than dictating technical details, can help lower compliance costs - and allow American firms to accommodate both US political sensitivities and European regulatory requirements. /3
March 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Instead, we suggest the EU go back to the basics of better regulation. Focusing on outcomes, rather than dictating technical details, can help lower compliance costs - and allow American firms to accommodate both US political sensitivities and European regulatory requirements. /3
As US policy-making becomes more erratic, the EU must knuckle down and focus on its strengths. Emasculating its laws would undermine the EU’s promise of a predictable and rules-based order, and undermine the development of a genuine single market. /2
March 28, 2025 at 12:56 PM
As US policy-making becomes more erratic, the EU must knuckle down and focus on its strengths. Emasculating its laws would undermine the EU’s promise of a predictable and rules-based order, and undermine the development of a genuine single market. /2