A look ahead at the EU in 2026
2025 was not an uneventful year for Europe. While the war in Ukraine raged on, Donald Trump put the European Union under considerable pressure,...
Democracy or drones – the EU’s security policy dilemma
By Morten Jarlbæk Pedersen
It is neither a secret nor news that Europe's security policy situation has changed both rapidly and drastically over the past...
The EU’s Digital Gulag
The EU’s Digital Gulag (or How to Catch Wild Hogs)
By Seth Hertlein, VP and Global Head of Policy at Ledger.
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It is an honor...
EU disagreements persist on how to help Ukraine
As Ukrainian peace talks continue, on Friday, a major legal breach of the EU Treaty occurred. The EU Council of Member States agreed with...
Europe’s Competitiveness Drama
By Elena Leontjeva, President of the Lithuanian Free Market Institute
Competitiveness is a strange beast—always measured against outsiders, yet forged internally. In her annual address,...
Protectionism is far from defeated in Europe
Suddenly, it does not appear so certain any more that the trade deal between the EU and Latin American trade bloc Mercosur - comprising...
A black day for direct democracy in Switzerland
By Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Carl Baudenbacher, former President of the EFTA Court (2003-2017), Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics, Baudenbacher Law AG
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It is dangerous to change the rules of the game
By Maarten Verheyen, a Belgian investor, entrepreneur, and author of an investment newsletter with more than 60.000 subscribers
It is always extremely dangerous to change...
The battle over the EU’s next multiannual budget heats up
As the end of the year approaches, policy making in Brussels continues in full gear, with the negotiations on the EU's long term budget...
The EU wants to stifle critical voices on social media
By former Dutch diplomat Johannes Vervloed
The EU has devised “chat control” to gain far-reaching authority over social media. And more plans are in the...
