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  Press Releases // 08.07.2024

  Euro’s Reputation Damaged – Conflicts over Fiscal Policy Expected

  for the next EU financial framework. An ambitious expansion of the EU budget now stands little chance, given the Franco-German disagreement on the direction of the integration project. New EU debt is also [...] parliamentary seats have shifted to the extremes of the political spectrum. For now, this polarised parliament still faces a reform-oriented and pro-European president, whose options are now significantly limited [...] limited. This election result in the second largest Member State will further limit the EU’s problem-solving capacity. The NFP, which now claims the right to govern, stands for a reversal of Macron’s reform
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  News // 26.04.2024

  Artificial Intelligence Needs to Be Secure

  On 13 March 2024, the EU Parliament approved the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. Representatives from the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of the European Union had already [...] the AI Act” took place on 24 April at the Representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the EU in Brussels. Dr. Dominik Rehse (ZEW), Olga Nowicka (OpenAI), and Kilian Gross (European Commission)
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  Press Releases // 26.03.2024

  Adjusting Working Hours after the Time Change

  and winter time every year, and since 1996 this has been the case across the entire EU. Although the European Parliament voted in 2019 to abolish the time change by 2021, Member States have not yet been
• Events // 24.04.2024

  Implementing the AI Act: How to Assess Generative Artificial Intelligence?

  is now set to unfold in a regulated manner following the approval of the AI Act by the European Parliament in March. Expected to be enacted within weeks, the AI Act marks a significant milestone as the [...]   However, many questions remain concerning its implementation. Member States and EU bodies such as the new AI Office will have to fill this void. A critical, yet unresolved issue is how
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  Press Releases // 09.12.2023

  ZEW Economist Dominik Rehse on the Outcome of the EU AI Act Trilogue

  2023, representatives of the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of the European Union reached a consensus on a new EU AI Act after several days of trilogue negotiations. This negotiation [...] actually tested and therefore how reliable AI models will be in critical areas of application. The EU Commission and other trilogue participants should consider it their responsibility to bring these
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  Press Releases // 05.12.2023

  ZEW Economist Dominik Rehse on Upcoming Trilogue for EU AI Act

  regard to ‘foundation models’ – generative AI models adaptable for various purposes. Neither the EU Parliament’s call for an exhaustive testing regime nor the widespread self-governance proposed by the governments [...] On 6 December 2023, representatives of the European Commission, the European Parliament, and the Council of the European Union will convene for a new round of trilogue negotiations on the draft Artificial
• Publications // 12.10.2023

  ZEW policy brief - Does the European Union need another Green Bond Standard?

  2023, the European Union (EU) reached a political agreement on a future regulation of green bonds, the European Green Bond Standard (EU GBS). Last Friday, the European Parliament officially adopted this [...] and credibility of the green bond market in the EU. In this policy brief, we evaluate the potential advantages and limits of this new regulation. The EU GBS certainly makes sense from a political point [...] However, the EU GBS is unlikely to be widely accepted by market participants. The already existing market-based green bond standards seem to be well established. Apart from that, the EU GBS can be seen
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  News // 18.07.2022

  ZEW Conference Sheds Light on Digital Topics from Various Angles

  What impact will the Digital Markets Act (DMA) recently passed by the EU Parliament have? Where is the economics of privacy going? These and many other questions were discussed by about 80 digital economists
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  News // 06.07.2022

  “Climate Protection Must Be Worthwhile”

  others will use less.” Wambach supports the expansion of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme as a key instrument. “Not introducing a second EU emissions trading scheme for the buildings and transport sectors [...] What contribution must municipalities, the federal government and the EU make in order to achieve the climate targets? Which instruments are effective and which are counterproductive? And what can each [...] sectors would be a step backwards in climate policy.” The European Parliament and the Council still have to agree on the final version of the planned reform. At the same time, Wambach stressed that Europe
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  Press Releases // 21.06.2022

  ZEW Economist Holger Stichnoth on the Outcome of the French Legislative Elections

  French President Emmanuel Macron has lost the absolute majority in parliament with his Ensemble coalition. Important reforms thus become bargaining chips. Professor Holger Stichnoth, head of the Research [...] “Without a majority of his own, President Emmanuel Macron will be forced to seek new allies in parliament for every legislative project. This is not a good signal for the economy. So far, the absolute [...] everyone can rely on. The political stalemate in France may also become a problem for Germany. Now, the EU’s second largest economy is in danger of being paralysed for quite some time, as constructive cooperation