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Last year, the EU agreed its “Strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific”, with the intention to “contribute to the region’s stability, security, prosperity and sustainable development, in line with the principles of democracy, rule of law, human rights and international law.” Observers however do...
In an interview with EUObserver, Italian criminal law Professor Vincenzo Musacchio makes a remarkable statement on what has happened to the billions of euros the European Union has been spending in Italy in the last few years:
"Between 2015 and...
On Wednesday, the European Commission will present its final proposal for the EU's new long term budget, the 2028-2034 "multiannual financial framework" (MFF). As usual, some of the content has already been leaked, for example that it wants to...
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Price controls are not the right method to counter inflation
By Antonis Giannakopoulos, an economics student at Athens University
Since the start of the pandemic, we have witnessed major imbalances to supply and demand...
The case against the EU vaccine passport
By Bill Wirtz (freelance journalist from Luxembourg and Senior Policy Analyst at the Consumer Choice Center)
In Brussels, the European Commission and Member States have...
Is the EU’s shaky Eastern Neighbourhood ready for enlargement?
The war in Ukraine has renewed attention for the European Union's neighbourhood, as there now even seems to be serious consideration to allow Ukraine...
An Ursula von der Leyen presidency would be a huge victory for Angela Merkel
German defence minister Ursula von der Leyen has been put forward by European leaders as the candidate to succeed Jean-Claude Juncker as the President...
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The Most Radical Thing You Can Do? Get Married
By Anne Struffmann
If I said that marriage is becoming irrelevant in the 21st century, few in the West would push back. Marriage is no...
The Brussels NGO scandal continues to expand
The Brussels NGO scandal continues to expand. Now, the European Taxpayers’ Association (TAE) have filed an official complaint against former EU commissioners Frans Timmermans...
Europe’s blind spot
By Cristian Gherasim, a journalist, analyst and foreign affairs expert
While Brussels frets about Ukraine and America, a crisis festers from within
Twenty years on Europe is...
Scrapping green policies remains a taboo in Brussels
During the 2024 European Parliament elections, green parties suffered heavy losses and since then, they have lost even more support in the polls. However,...
Europe’s Southern Neighbourhood Is Becoming a Major Security Challenge
By Cristian Gherasim, a journalist, analyst and foreign affairs expert
While the war in Ukraine, tensions with the United States, and turmoil in the Middle...
The EU’s Chemical Industry Action Plan undermines investment
By Tom Parker - Chair of the British Chamber of Commerce EU and Belgium’s Policy Council.
Last week, the European Commission published its "European Chemical...
More Taxes, More Debt, More Spending: Brussels’ New Seven-Year Budget Plan
On Wednesday, the European Commission will present its final proposal for the EU's new long term budget, the 2028-2034 "multiannual financial framework" (MFF). As...
Europe’s Strategic Blind Spot: Securing Undersea Cables
By Lyndon Li, freelance journalist who has authored articles for the Financial Times and Voice of America
A series of disruptions to subsea communications cables...
When will EU health policy makers look at the successes in...
By Alberto Gómez Hernández, Policy Manager at the World Vapers Alliance
Europe's Harm Reduction Champions Take the Podium—Will the EU Finally Follow?
Last week, Brussels became...
The bond market, corporate America and China have reined in Trump
By Belgian MEP Johan Van Overtveldt (Belgian Finance Minister between 2014 and 2018, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee)
The bond market, warnings from the American...
