Is a politicised judiciary taking precedence over legal principles?
At the Festschrift-Seminar for Prof. Dr. Dr. Mads Andenæs on 19 June 2025, the EFTA Court's long time President, Carl Baudenbacher, gave the following...
There is a democratic deficit at the heart of EU policy...
By Michael Landl, Director of the World Vapers’ Alliance
As the World Conference on Tobacco Control unfolded in Dublin this week, a powerful visual protest...
In the trade war, reality is setting in
The trade war unleashed by US President Donald Trump has set a lot of things in motion. First and foremost, it seems to have...
The EU continues to ignore Sweden’s public health successes
By Beatriz Santos
The European Union is significantly falling behind its target of becoming smoke-free by 2040. According to the findings of the Special Eurobarometer...
“The Strasbourg Human Rights Court has contributed to asylum chaos” –...
Em. Prof. Dr. Marc Bossuyt (University of Antwerp) is the former President of the Belgian Constitutional Court and former Belgian Commissioner General for Refugees....
The European Commission seems incapable of learning from policy mistakes
Despite the hammering for green parties in the 2024 European Parliament election, the European Commission simply wants to remain on the same, expensive path...
The Spanish blackout is a cautionary tale against the EU’s green...
By Vanessa Combattelli
A total blackout. In Spain. In the land of sunshine and green energy.
Initial reports suggested that Russian hackers were responsible.
But it didn't take...
Will the EU reach a deal with the US on tariff...
This week, the European Commission sharply cut its eurozone economic growth forecast for 2025, blaming this on the global trade tensions sparked by US...
In dire need of economic freedom, Europe’s hope lies in the...
By Brad Lips, CEO of Atlas Network, a network network of liberty-minded and free-market groups which has nearly 600 independent partners in more than...
When it comes to funding for NGOs, transparency is lacking in...
By MEP Auke Zijlstra
If it's not about war, it's usually about money these days. Last week, the European Court of Auditors published a damning...
