A conference without a purpose
By Pelle Christy Geertsen (EU expert, analyst, commentator, and lobbyist)
The work on the “Conference on the Future of Europe” (CoFoE) is finally underway. At...
Sofagate should serve as a warning not to trust the EU...
by Robert Tyler (political strategist, working for a European political party)
”Sofagate”, in which European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was deprived a chair...
“Trusted flaggers” threaten free speech
By Prof. Dr. Josef Franz Lindner, who teaches Public Law, Medical Law and Philosophy of Law at the University of Augsburg
In an article dated...
An EU Subsidiarity Court as a means to keep the ECJ...
Originally published by New Direction's magazine (p.38)
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) in Luxembourg is the final arbiter when it comes to interpreting the EU...
Finland’s close vote on the EU recovery fund should serve as...
Next week, the Finnish Parliament is going to vote to ratify the legislation required to get the EU recovery fund going, as the governing...
At the upcoming EU summit, tough questions loom
Later this week, EU leaders are gathering in Brussels, when a number of important decisions will need to be made on the accession of...
Assessing the effectiveness of EU trade deals
By Giacomo Da Ros, Istituto Bruno Leoni, an Italian member think tank of the EPICENTER network
Among economists, there is widespread consensus on the benefits...
The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) may undermine fundamental rights
By Prof. Dr. Tijl De Bie, Full Professor in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Data Science at the Belgian University of Ghent
The Digital Services...
Merkel’s failures – an overview
After almost 16 years as German Chancellor, Angela Merkel is leaving office. During that time, she was Europe’s most powerful politician, at the helm...
If it is serious about fighting cronyism, the EU could cut...
The run-up to today's EU Summit has been marked by yet another confrontation between Hungary and Western European EU member states, over a new...
