The Complacent Centre Is Crumbling Across Europe
By Derk Jan Eppink, a former Dutch MP and MEP
With the plummeting popularity of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the UK has become the third...
The EU’s Precautionary State: When Fear and Regulation Undermine Innovation
That the European Commission is a powerful body is widely recognized, but the extent of its actual power is often still underestimated.
Not only does...
Europe needs a leaner, sharper EU budget
By Adam Bartha, Director of EPICENTER, the network of leading European free-market think tanks.
Bigger is not always better. But Brussels has convinced itself that Europe’s problems...
EU Accelerates India Trade Deal Ahead of Modi’s Visit to Europe
By Sumit Singh, a freelance journalist based in New Delhi
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi (picture) prepares for a high-profile summer tour of Europe — including...
Germany’s Chancellor Under Siege
By former Dutch MP and MEP Derk Jan Eppink
During a weekend meeting in mid-April at Villa Borsig in Berlin, the leaders of Germany’s governing parties,...
Crisis of Confidence: Is the World Health Organization (WHO) Still Fit...
Last year, the partner countries of the World Health Organisation (WHO) signed a so-called ‘pandemic agreement’ on how to tackle future pandemics, such as...
A Court Without Limits? Three Structural Problems With the Strasbourg Human...
By Thomas Spaas, a Belgian Attorney specialised in Belgian and international tax issues
Criticism of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has indeed grown...
Securing AI Chips in the Global Race to Build AI Hubs
Last year, the European Commission presented its plan to catch up in the global race to build artificial intelligence (AI) hubs. Therefore, through leveraging...
How the Mafia Is Infiltrating Italy’s Use of EU Covid Funds
By Prof. Vincenzo Musacchio, an expert in criminal law, organised crime and corruption at the Council of Europe
Italy's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR)...
Hungary: Orbánism without Orbán?
By Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson, Professor Emeritus of Politics at the University of Iceland
When the results of the Hungarian parliamentary elections on 12 April 2026 were announced,...
