5 myths regarding the current refugee and migration crisis
Originally published by CapX
During the current refugee and migration crisis, a number of myths, often propagated to serve all kind of agendas, continue to...
Switzerland offers some valuable lessons for Brexit
Originally published by CapX
It’s hard to ignore Switzerland’s experience when looking at Brexit.
Here we have another country that isn’t a member of the European...
Merkel’s mistakes
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In office since 2005, Angela Merkel is Germany’s second longest serving Chancellor since the Second World War. On Monday, she announced that...
The EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act threatens both civil liberties and innovation
By Irakli Machaidze, a Georgian political writer, analytical journalist and fellow with Young Voices Europe. Irakli is currently based in Vienna, Austria, pursuing advanced...
Europe’s economic woes are largely self-inflicted
For the first time in its 87-year history; Germany's biggest employer, Volkswagen, is considering to shut down factories in the car manufacturer's country of...
What to expect from the Polish EU Presidency?
On January 1st, Poland took over the rotating Presidency of the EU Council, meaning Polish Ministers are now chairing the meetings of the EU’s...
Global coalition of think tanks stresses the importance of IP protection
In a joint letter, a global coalition composed of 115 think tanks from 46 countries stresses the importance of IP protection, at the occasion...
Surveillance of chats is a terrible idea
By Quinten Jacobs, a Belgian constitutional lawyer, and Adriaan Jacobs, a Belgian PhD researcher in cybersecurity at DistriNet (KU Leuven)
Are you okay with your...
A narco-state in the heart of Europe?
The road to becoming a narco-state is paved with good intentions
‘We are evolving into a narco-state’, a Belgian judge who had to go into...
EU auditors highlight fraud with the EU’s €650 billion COVID fund
By Martin Banks
The EU’s €650 billion COVID recovery fund, the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), continues to show multiple weaknesses in fraud detection, reporting...
