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Portugal’s Austerity Hero Threatens the Establishment Consensus

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By Miguel Nunes Silva Portugal’s secret weapon against the cordon sanitaire is the hero of the austerity era, currently biding his time for a political comeback—one...

Islamist Influence is Europe’s Blind Spot 

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By Khalid Al-Hail (picture) For years, politicians, journalists and activists insisted that fears about ideological infiltration were either exaggerated or rooted paranoia and hatred. Eventually,...

The Complacent Centre Is Crumbling Across Europe

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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

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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...

Why the Fear of Monetary Tightening Is Overdone

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By Belgian MEP Johan Van Overtveldt (Belgian Finance Minister between 2014 and 2018, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee)  The fear of monetary tightening significantly slowing...

Europe needs a leaner, sharper EU budget

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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

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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

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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,...

Confronting an increasingly complex Iran challenge

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By Jim Higgins, a former member of the European Parliament for Ireland (2004-2014) The international community is confronting an increasingly complex Iran challenge—one that manifests...

The ECB’s Test: Act Now or Repeat the Mistake of 2021–22

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By Belgian MEP Johan Van Overtveldt (Belgian Finance Minister between 2014 and 2018, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee)  Will the ECB avoid repeating its...