Assessing Lithuania’s new government coalition
This week, Lithuania’s newly elected Parliament approved the candidacy of 45-year-old Social Democrat (LSDP) Gintautas Paluckas (picture) as new Prime Minister. Elena Leontjeva, President...
Chile’s lessons for European welfare states
In recent years, the debate on the so-called “demographic collapse” of Europe has heated up. At the moment, birth rates in the EU are...
What can the EU expect from a second Trump term?
European policymakers seem puzzled what to do following Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. Presidential election, and in particular when it comes to this...
The EU should not respond to Trump by hurting Europeans with...
By Swedish classical liberal thinker Johan Norberg
So, it’s mourning in America again. Some thoughts:
The real loser is Joe Biden and his advisors. Had he...
Turning the European Commission into Switzerland’s surveillance authority is unacceptable
By Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Carl Baudenbacher, former President of the EFTA Court (2003-2017)
I. In the view of the European Union, granting preferential access...
International Trade: Can Europe avoid self-inflicted injuries that stifle growth?
by Paul Driessen, of the U.S-based Heartland Institute, one of the world’s leading free-market think tanks, and author of books and articles on energy,...
Europe has lost the war on drugs. It’s time for a...
By Lika Kobeshavidze
The war on drugs has failed. Drug decriminalisation policy should be implemented in the EU by member states, modelled after Portugal’s successful...
Iran’s Karma
By Miguel Nunes Silva, Director of Portugese think tank Trezeno Institute
It may seem like a distant memory now but half a century ago, Tel Aviv and...
While EU leaders end taboos on migration policy, they ignore the...
At the 17 October EU Summit in Brussels, a number of remarkable things were agreed. Notably, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk managed to get...
How should Europe prepare for a Trump victory?
By Ian Golan
As the possibility of Trump returning to the White House looms, Ukraine’s future hangs in the balance. In all likelihood, if Trump...
