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France’s energy & climate policy and regulation outlook: when environment and industry meet

Anne-Juliette Rohrbach Quentin Duthilleul

When it comes to climate & energy policy, France is often reduced to nuclear. True, nuclear power is a strategic issue in l’Hexagone. No later than last week, MPs from all across the political spectrum adopted a bill aiming to boost the construction of new nuclear reactors. This does not mean that France does not […]

26 May, 2023

G7 summit: the challenges to Western unity

The G7 Leaders’ Summit is taking place on 19 – 21 May in Hiroshima, Japan. Economic security and combating economic coercion will be the dominant themes, driven by the US as they push allies to curb dependencies on China.  Opposition to Russia and support for Ukraine will be the other main theme. Leaders will discuss […]

19 May, 2023

A step towards a Health Union or a blow to the EU’s competitiveness: stakeholder reactions to the Pharmaceutical Package

Benoit Roussel Quentin Duthilleul

On 26 April, after months of delay, the European Commission published its long-awaited proposed reform of the pharmaceutical legislation. The largest overhaul of the EU’s health legislation in over 20 years, the “Pharma Package” focuses on supporting both drug availability and affordability and investment in health innovation by making pharmaceutical incentives more conditional. Heated debates […]

05 May, 2023

Bigger, brighter? The Future of Space Policy in the UK and EU

Jon Sell Tom Doherty

Summary Space is an economic and geopolitical domain The space race was once the preserve of superpowers, but today a thriving industry of businesses large and small across numerous nations are vying for dominance across a range of advanced space-based technologies. In the UK, the Government’s Refreshed Integrated Review reaffirmed the importance of space for […]

21 Apr, 2023

The EU’s Data Act: a new market or a major risk?

Benoit Roussel Jose Michaus Karla Perca López Thomas Grandjouan

With Spring in full swing, the EU’s legislators have begun the final stage of negotiations on the Data Act: the EU’s sweeping new law to build a single market for data for the 27 Member States. Businesses must be ready for the possibility that an early agreement is reached before the end of Summer – […]

17 Apr, 2023

Taking stock: the legislative programme so far

Nikki da Costa

As Parliament starts the Easter recess, the legislative programme is looking ragged, bearing the marks of three Prime Ministers’ very different decisions. The decision to significantly extend the current session until late autumn could mean a very limited fourth session cut short by a General Election in 2024. It also places huge pressure on the […]

03 Apr, 2023

What the Integrated Review refresh means for British foreign policy

François-Joseph Schichan Megan Welby

Last week, the Government published the long-awaited “refresh” to its national security and international policy, the Integrated Review (“IR23”). The Government also announced an additional £11 billion to the defence budget over the next 5 years, with £5 billion of that in the first 2 years. The Integrated Review, initially published in March 2021 (“IR21”), […]

24 Mar, 2023

Hong Kong crypto consultation: A step towards retail inclusion

Conor Sewell Mark Austen

Following a number of crises in the nascent cryptoasset industry in 2022, most notably the implosion of FTX, politicians and regulators across the world have called for tougher regulation of cryptoasset firms and activities. However, this global shift in approach to the regulatory landscape for cryptoassets does not uniformly translate to key jurisdictions in the […]

21 Mar, 2023

Silicon Valley Bank: a cautionary tale of rising interest rates and financial stability

Conor Sewell Tamim Kalaji

On 13 March, the Bank of England and HM Treasury announced that the UK subsidiary of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) had been sold to HSBC, to protect depositors’ money and stem potential repercussions for the UK tech sector. This incident shares a root cause with other recent crises, such as the LDI crisis in the […]

14 Mar, 2023

What’s on the horizon for critical minerals

Chris Hudson Katie Whitting

Over the next 25 years, demand for critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, and rare earth minerals will increase sixfold if countries are to reach their emissions reduction targets. Critical minerals are essential to the production of low-carbon technologies, such as electric vehicles, photovoltaic cells and wind turbines. The UK’s Integrated Review Refresh, released yesterday, announced […]

14 Mar, 2023

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France’s energy & climate policy and regulation outlook: when environment and industry meet

G7 summit: the challenges to Western unity

A step towards a Health Union or a blow to the EU’s competitiveness: stakeholder reactions to the Pharmaceutical Package

Bigger, brighter? The Future of Space Policy in the UK and EU

The EU’s Data Act: a new market or a major risk?

Taking stock: the legislative programme so far

What the Integrated Review refresh means for British foreign policy

Hong Kong crypto consultation: A step towards retail inclusion

Silicon Valley Bank: a cautionary tale of rising interest rates and financial stability

What’s on the horizon for critical minerals

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