EUUSskala

EUUSskala is a proposed comparative index intended to quantify the alignment between European Union and United States policies across a set of governance areas on a standardized scale from 0 to 100.

The concept originated in academic debates about transatlantic cooperation; the name combines EU, US and 'skala' meaning scale in several European languages, emphasizing cross-border evaluation.

Methodology: uses qualitative and quantitative indicators drawn from official policy documents, legislation, and court or regulatory actions; scoring rubric assigns domain scores, aggregated into a composite index; updates annually.

Domains include data protection and digital rights, trade and competition, technology standards and interoperability, cybersecurity and defense export controls, immigration and asylum policies, environment and energy regulation, and antitrust enforcement.

Interpretation: higher scores indicate greater policy convergence; changes tracked over time show trends; used for policymakers, businesses, and researchers to gauge transatlantic alignment and identify divergence.

Limitations and criticisms: not an official metric; scoring subject to selection bias; differing legal cultures; reliance on publicly available documents; may obscure nuanced policy differences; potential for over-interpretation.

See also: Transatlantic relations, EU-US relations, transatlantic policy indices.