Publications

The 2025 Annual Single Market and Competitiveness Report analysing the strengths and weaknesses of the EU economy. It provides the analytical context for the Competitiveness Compass, an action plan that will reignite economic dynamism in Europe.

This brief introduces the EXternal Vulnerability Index (EXVI), a monitoring tool that uses trade data to identify and measure external vulnerabilities across various segments of the EU economy.

WP2025/30 - This paper focuses on a selection of products where Europe has a dependence and on a set of products relevant for the twin transition and, based on the economic literature on capabilities, identifies which products are closest to countries’ productive capabilities.

WP2024/29 - This paper analyzes a policy toolbox encompassing trade, industrial, and public policies and their effects on the EU and its geographical regions.

WP2024/28 - This paper investigates how the import relations of the European Union (EU) have recently shifted in an increasingly fragmented global trade environment.

This economic brief assesses shifting trends in recent China-EU FDI developments and related implications on EU exposure.

Proposal for a regulation on a public interface for the declaration of posting of workers

WP2024/27 - This paper aims to develop a ‘proof of concept’ for testing the resilience of sectoral supply chain networks at firm level against an exogenous shock to critical inputs.

WP2024/26 - This paper uses the computable general equilibrium model JRC-GEM-E3 to assess how energy price shocks affect the tourism industry in the EU.