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By Miguel Otero Iglesias, Paula Oliver Llorente, (coords.), Judith Arnal, Félix Arteaga, Gonzalo Escribano, Enrique Feás, Raquel Jorge Ricart, Ignacio Molina, Federico Steinberg, Ignacio Urbasos Arbeloa // 30 Dec 2024

Second-generation ethanol production plant at Bonfim Bioenergy Park, Guariba, São Paulo, with heavy machinery in the foreground. Mercosur-EU agreement

Climate and energy

The Mercosur-EU agreement as a model for open decarbonisation

By Gonzalo Escribano // 07 Jan 2025

8 mins

From left to right: Javier Milei, Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou, Ursula von der Leyen, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and Santiago Peña in Montevideo (Uruguay), following an agreement reached during the 2024 EU-Mercosur negotiations. In the background, the flags of the European Union and Mercosur can be seen. EU-MERCOSUR Agreement

Technology and economics

Twenty-five years later, white smoke for the EU-MERCOSUR Agreement

By Enrique Feás, Carlos Malamud, Federico Steinberg, Ernesto Talvi // 17 Dec 2024

13 mins

Offshore white wind turbines in rough ocean conditions, with large waves crashing against their bases under a cloudy sky. renewable energy

Climate and energy

Analysing the impact of climate change on wind and wave renewable energy resources: global and regional scenarios

By Paula Serras, Alain Ulazia, Gabriel Ibarra-Berastegi, Jon Sáenz, Sheila Carreño-Madinabeitia, Ganix Esnaola // 28 Nov 2024

18 mins

Future of Europe

Deepening for widening: A Spanish perspective on the reforms needed to ensure and improve the governance of an enlarged EU

By Ignacio Molina, (coords.) // 31 Oct 2024

11 mins

Publications

A close-up view of a residential brick apartment building with multiple balconies and green railings. Economy

Influence and image of Spain Experts Comments

A buoyant economy, marred by an overheated property market

Spain's economy led in 2024's macroeconomic data, with the focus now on tackling the escalating housing crisis.

By William Chislett // 21 Jan 2025

9 mins

Detail of the Summit of Presidents of the Member States and Associate States of MERCOSUR in Montevideo (Uruguay), where participants are seated around a large conference table in a formal room, with the flags of MERCOSUR countries in the background, on 6 December 2024. EU-Mercosur

Latin America

EU-MERCOSUR: a platform for a new era of transatlantic (and intra-regional Latin American) integration?

The EU-Mercosur agreement boosts tariff reduction and strengthens a strategic relationship between the two regions.

By Juan Carlos Berganza, Rodolfo G. Campos, Antoni Estevadeordal, Ernesto Talvi, Jacopo Timini // 14 Jan 2025

6 mins

Low view of the façade of the building of the Central Bank of the Argentine Republic with a blue and white Argentine flag flying under a clear sky. Stabilisation plan

Latin America

The Argentine stabilisation plan: a complex work of monetary and exchange rate engineering

Hybrid monetary policies and exchange rate controls underpin the stabilisation plan, balancing inflation control with economic challenges.

By Ernesto Talvi, Sofía Harguindeguy // 19 Dec 2024

14 mins

Partially collapsed building in Letur (Albacete) with shattered walls, exposed bricks, broken windows, and debris scattered around, showing damage caused by the ‘DANA’ storm. water

Inside Spain

Spain’s stressful water problem

Spain has been hit by torrential rain, causing deadly flooding, and by drought, all caused by country's persistent water management issues.

By William Chislett // 17 Dec 2024

7 mins

Latin America Analyses

A decisive moment for Argentina’s Stabilisation Plan: now it’s the IMF’s turn

By Ernesto Talvi, Sofía Harguindeguy // 03 Dec 2024

14 mins

Future of Europe Analyses

Europe after the elections: the centre holds out, but for how long?

By Piotr Maciej Kaczyński // 20 Nov 2024

38 mins

International Security Experts Comments

The Middle East: reclaiming our shared Humanity

By Josep Borrell // 19 Nov 2024

15 mins

Inside Spain Experts Comments

Spain’s complex demographic reality

By William Chislett // 19 Nov 2024

7 mins

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