Natural products are collateral damage of an EU initiative to sharpen...
It is hard to keep track of new EU regulatory initiatives. Many are related to climate change, as for example expanding the EU’s emissions...
Dutch PM Mark Rutte: celebrated internationally, beleaguered at home
By Pieter de Jonge, a Dutch historian and journalist
After Angela Merkel resigned as German Chancellor in December 2021, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte took...
A closer look at Europe’s “derisking” strategy
By Susanna Lukacs
The European Union has approved €8 billion in subsidies for chip research projects aimed at establishing Europe’s ambitions in semiconductor technology. Thereby...
From Russia to France, politicians discover higher taxes can lead to...
Originally published by The European Post
Last month, an illegal cigarette factory was discovered in Brussels. Not less than 170,760 cigarettes and 11.5 tonnes of...
The proposed EU tax hike on nicotine threatens public health
By Karl Abramson, a Consumer Issues Fellow at the Tholos Foundation.
The European Union’s plan to propose a bloc-wide vaping levy tax and double the...
The EU’s go-it-alone foreign policy approach is failing
By Robert Tyler, a political strategist, working for a European political party
During the past couple of weeks, the European Union has made a...
Despite minor concessions to farmers, the EU continues with its green...
The farmer protests that rocked Brussels at the start of this month have launched the issue to the very top of the EU’s political...
Third-party financing of lawsuits: a growing challenge
‘Litigation funding’, also known as ‘third-party funding’ allows individuals and groups who would otherwise lack the financial resources, to pursue litigation. Recently, it received...
EU tackling state aid is becoming ever more politicised
The EU was never perfect when it comes to policing state aid, but at least in the past, it regularly stopped member state governments...
Elections increasingly revolve around “taking back control”
By Jan Gajentaan, a Dutch publicist and consultant
Sighs of relief could undoubtedly be heard in the European Commission headquarters on Sunday night, after...
