Zach Meyers
Zach Meyers
Senior research fellow
Areas of expertise
Competition policy, economic regulation, industrial strategy, technology and innovation, the single market.
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Elon Musk's Twitter test
Project Syndicate
29 April 2022
The world’s richest person will be free to emasculate Twitter's content restrictions in the name of free speech if that is what he wishes to do. But he may reconsider once he realizes the great responsibility that digital freedom now implies.
Sanctioning Russia: A co-operative endeavour, not a competitive sport
Encompass
22 March 2022
The West surprised many with its decisive response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, imposing an unprecedented set of economic sanctions on Russia.
Interview with Zach Meyers: Can Russia be crushed without crushing Europe?
AMI Magazine
07 March 2022
We interviewed Zach Meyers, a senior research fellow at the CER, an independent think-tank that examines ways to make the European Union work better. Mr Meyers, in particular, has been examining issues related to economic decoupling, separating the economies of the European Union from outside economies.
The EU's antitrust lessons for America
Project Syndicate
04 March 2022
While the EU’s courts and legislative processes will moderate the European Commission’s hardline instincts about competition policy, the US risks overcompensating for past laxity.
BBC World News: Russia vetoes UN resolution deploring invasion of Ukraine
26 February 2022
Zach Meyers spoke to BBC World News and explained that UK/US were prepared to cut off Russian banks from USD/GBP clearing, devastating Russia's ability to trade internationally - but EU sanctions still allow much trade with Russia.
The Point: Digital platforms and unfair practices
23 February 2022
Zach Meyers spoke to The Point about how the world is preparing to regulate big tech giants amid the expansion of the digital market.
CER end of year podcast: Review of 2021
22 December 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, the CER researchers reflect on the events of the past year.
Why EU-UK data flows have a dim future
Encompass
13 December 2021
After Brexit, the EU and the UK reached an uneasy truce to maintain the free flow of personal data between them.
Amazon n’accepte plus les cartes Visa au Royaume-Uni. Et voilà les leçons que nous devrions retenir
Atlantico
19 November 2021
Amazon UK n'accepte plus les cartes de crédit Visa. Quelles sont les raisons de cette décision ? Amazon s'inquiète de l'augmentation par Visa des frais que les détaillants doivent payer pour accepter ce type de cartes de crédit.
CER podcast: Europe's gas crisis heats up
14 October 2021
Christian Odendahl speaks to Ian Bond, Elisabetta Cornago and Zach Meyers about Europe’s current gas crisis.