A reference of key terms used across our analysis and publications.
European strategic autonomy is the European Union's ability to act independently of the rest of the world in global affairs and to reduce its dependence on other countries for key resources, technologies and security.
The Ventotene Manifesto by Spinelli, Rossi and Colorni (originally titled "For a Free and United Europe") is a foundational political text of European integration and federalism. Co-authored during World War II, it argues that the traditional, fully sovereign nation-state is a fundamental cause of war, and advocates for the creation of a supranational European Federation to ensure lasting continental peace and democratic progress.
The "28th regime" (formally proposed as the EU Inc.) is a planned, pan-European corporate legal framework. It is designed to allow businesses to incorporate, operate, and scale across the European Union under a single, harmonised set of supranational rules. Operating in parallel to the 27 distinct national corporate laws of EU Member States, the proposed regime aims to eliminate cross-border regulatory fragmentation, stem the capital flight of European tech companies to the United States (a phenomenon known as the "Delaware flip"), and provide a unified digital vehicle to accelerate economic integration within the Single Market.
