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ARTICLE · 17 DECEMBER 2025

Latest Developments In EU Economic Security Policy

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On 3 December 2025, the European Commission and the EU High Representative published their latest Joint Communication on Strengthening EU Economic Security.

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On 3 December 2025, the European Commission and the EU High Representative published their latest Joint Communication on Strengthening EU Economic Security.

This represents the latest take on the EU's desire to pivot from building an internal market and preserving free and open competition to actively strengthening economic security, first manifested in the Joint European Economic Security of June 2023, partially implemented through various initiatives that we have described before (in particular, here, here and here).

The latest Communication announces a paradigm shift from the previously announced 3 P's - promoting competitiveness, protecting against risks and partnering with those who share the same concerns - to proactive and systematic use of the EU "toolbox", including repurposing the tools for purposes for which they were not originally intended. The key words are to become improving information, monitoring and analysis to anticipate threats; deterring thi

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