European companies, especially small businesses, are being severely affected by the Coronavirus. In addition to the hospitality and travel sectors, […]

Christian Borggreen · March 24, 2020

The European Commission is considering mandating a bureaucratic wall for the development and use of Artificial Intelligence in Europe. This […]

Christian Borggreen · February 3, 2020

A new narrative about “technological sovereignty” is gaining traction in Paris, Berlin and Brussels. Earlier this year, Bruno Le Maire, […]

Christian Borggreen · October 30, 2019

Europeans have greatly benefited from technology, from Gutenberg’s printing press, to the invention of the combustion engine and electricity. Today’s […]

Christian Borggreen · September 27, 2019

Imagine that the online purchase of your flight ticket is blocked, that you suddenly can’t download a movie on your […]

Christian Borggreen · July 22, 2019

Finance ministers in Europe might want to take note of the European Commission’s increased scrutiny of national taxes that conflict […]

Christian Borggreen · April 10, 2019

Some EU countries are rushing ahead with national digital taxes targeted at so-called “tech giants”. However, do these national digital […]

Christian Borggreen · March 25, 2019

The costs of a digital tax would mostly be borne by consumers and businesses that use digital marketplaces – not […]

Christian Borggreen · March 21, 2019

This is the first in a series on tensions in the Transatlantic digital trade relationship, and how to resolve them. […]

Christian Borggreen · November 13, 2018

The EU is about to decide how to push back against forced data localisation measures that European firms are increasingly […]

Christian Borggreen · May 14, 2018