Five ways in which the EU mismanaged vaccine policy
The EU failed to secure vaccines as quickly as the U.K., the U.S. and Israel
Whatever the reason, not as many Covid vaccines...
An ever shrinking number of Member States is shouldering the cost...
By Herman Matthijs (Professor in public finance at the Universities of Ghent and Brussels and a member of Belgium’s High Council of Finance)
Since the...
On the erosion of the rule of law in the EU...
The launch this week of Transparency International’s annual corruption index highlights something that EU watchers cannot fail to have missed in the past year:...
How travel restrictions have emerged as the most succesfull tool to...
Back in April, I listed five measures governments can take to prevent the spread of Covid in order to prevent any need for economically devastating...
Did Brexit lead to the UK’s vaccine success?
Originally published by The Spectator
Today the United Kingdom became the first country in the West to clinically authorise a vaccine protecting against Covid-19, after the...
From Russia to France, politicians discover higher taxes can lead to...
Originally published by The European Post
Last month, an illegal cigarette factory was discovered in Brussels. Not less than 170,760 cigarettes and 11.5 tonnes of...
“Refugee cities” as an alternative to tired old thinking on migration
In her “State of the Union”, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the EU’s long-awaited “new pact” on migration and asylum will be unveiled on...
How foreign authoritarian powers are stepping up their “disinformation game”
Originally published by The European Post
The Covid – crisis has put the spotlight on attempts by foreign powers to manipulate public opinion in the...
The EU’s shaky track record on environmental policy should serve as...
Jointly written by Pieter Cleppe and Kai Weiss. A version of this article was published as a chapter of the 2020 book "Green Market Revolution How...
Five measures that could prevent future lockdowns
Originally published by The Spectator
That the World Health Organisation hasn’t exactly shone in the coronavirus crisis is now well-documented. It should remind us of...
