Assessing the EU’s regulatory machine
By Belgian economist Ivan Van de Cloot, affiliated with think tank Merito
Like any other government intervention, we need to evaluate EU (over)regulation in terms...
Is France about to clash with the European Commission?
With the appointment of Michel Barnier (picture) as French Prime Minister, French President Emmanuel Macron has effectively made the French government dependent on Marine...
The EU’s Vaping Misstep: Putting Lives and Public Health at Risk
By Michael Landl, Director of the World Vapers' Alliance
The European Commission’s recent recommendation to include vaping in smoke-free environments is a catastrophic misstep. By...
“Germany struggles to find reliable alternatives to fossil fuels” – former...
Professor Em. Samuel Furfari is a Chemical Engineer, having taught energy geopolitics and energy politics at Brussels ULB University (Université Libre de Bruxelles), between...
The significance of Germany’s U-turn on migration policy
By Syp Wynia, editor-in-chief of Dutch magazine Wynia's Week
These are lousy days for passionate Europhiles, asylum advocates and in general for the political left....
The failure of Norway’s wealth tax hike as a warning signal
By Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Carl Baudenbacher, former President of the EFTA Court (2003-2017) and currently Partner at Baudenbacher Kvernberg, lawyers and advisors as...
Europe’s economic woes are largely self-inflicted
For the first time in its 87-year history; Germany's biggest employer, Volkswagen, is considering to shut down factories in the car manufacturer's country of...
The Future of Work cannot be set in stone
By international affairs specialist Glen Hodgson of Swedish think tank Free Trade Europa
In central Stockholm stands a statue entitled “The Worker” by Mikael Katz (picture)....
The EU is on a mission to control information
By Maaike van Charante
The EU is increasingly behaving like a superstate with totalitarian traits - including censorship - and it desperately needs a...
Is the EU adopting a more flexible attitude in its trade...
The first five years of Ursula von der Leyen were not a great success for EU trade policy. Yes, her Commission managed to conclude...
