03 March 2026
On the Way to the Industrial Accelerator Act
After months of delays, internal frictions, leaks, and sensational claims that EU industrial policy is going “full China”, the long-anticipated proposal for an Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) is expected in early March. The IAA represents a continuation and deepening of the Commission’s new industrial policy, distancing itself from a deeply entrenched constitutional imaginary in which the economy was governed primarily through rules designed to enable and protect competitive coordination. Continue reading >>
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06 October 2025
How the Sausage Is Made, or Lobbying by the Meat Industry
Despite the negative externalities of meat production, be it for public health, the environment, and, of course, animals themselves, the consumption of meat is still on the rise in many countries in the world, and the regulation of meat production remains lax. One important reason for this lies in the influence that the meat industry has been exerting on lawmaking. Continue reading >>
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27 February 2024
Chasing Shadows
The Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) was touted as the European Union’s big response to the US Inflation Reduction Act. A year ago, the Biden administration’s new green subsidy program spooked the EU into a flurry of industrial policy announcements. Now, the political dust has settled, and the EU’s main green industry initiatives will finally hit the legislative books. So, what has become of the EU’s new green industry agenda, and what can we learn from it about Europe’s role in the new global age of industrial policy? Continue reading >>
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