When price caps become political weapons
By Zoltán Kész, government affairs manager at the Consumer Choice Center and a former member of the Hungarian Parliament
The Minister for Economy “has been...
Simplification is not enough. The EU needs to slash climate policies
The EU’s clean industrial deal is anything but sufficient for European industry
This week, the European Commission published its proposed “clean industrial deal”, which...
With foresight, fighting against false prophets: Frits Bolkestein (1933-2025)
By former Dutch MP and MEP Derk Jan Eppink
I first met Frits Bolkestein in September 1991. He was the newly appointed party leader of the...
“Trusted flaggers” threaten free speech
By Prof. Dr. Josef Franz Lindner, who teaches Public Law, Medical Law and Philosophy of Law at the University of Augsburg
In an article dated...
The EU could respond to Trump by slashing its own protectionism
The European Union has prepared measures against American products as a possible response to President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25% tariff on...
The European Commission: A source of misinformation
By Alberto Gómez Hernández, Economist and Policy Manager at the World Vapers' Alliance
"Smoking kills, vaping kills." That’s what EU Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said in...
ECJ’s Advocate General requests to annul EU Minimum Wage Directive
In a significant legal development, the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) recommended last month the annulment of the EU Minimum...
Germany’s election is turning into a referendum on asylum policy
By former Dutch MP and MEP Derk Jan Eppink
After an eventful and intense debate in the Bundestag, the ‘Asylwende’ has become the issue...
The EU’s competitiveness strategy is not adequate
By Nicos Rompapas, Director of the Center for Liberal Studies (KEFiM), Greece
Since Mario Draghi’s influential report on European Competitiveness, public discourse has largely converged...
Privatising railways as the alternative to disfunctional public train companies
Ricardo Filipe is a fellow with Young Voices Europe based in Portugal and a writer on politics and policy.
The inefficiencies of public railway companies...
