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...
The European Commission’s DG SANTE acts as judge, jury and executioner
Judge, jury and executioner: how the EU’s public health department set up its pet anti-vaping NGO to help restrict safer nicotine products
By Peter Beckett,...
Having your own court is the essential advantage of the EEA/EFTA...
At the 30th anniversary of the EFTA Court, its long time President, Carl Baudenbacher, gave the following speech. Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Carl Baudenbacher...
Replace Europe’s failed Iran policy with full support for the democratic...
By Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a Spanish Professor of Nuclear Physics, former Vice President of the European Parliament (1999-2014) and President of the International Committee in...
Private arbitration under siege in Europe?
Apart from diplomacy and elections, also courts play an increasingly important role in driving policy. Important are in particular private arbitration courts, where also...
Assessing the EU’s regulatory machine
By Belgian economist Ivan Van de Cloot, affiliated with think tank Merito
Like any other government intervention, we need to evaluate EU (over)regulation in terms...
Is France about to clash with the European Commission?
With the appointment of Michel Barnier (picture) as French Prime Minister, French President Emmanuel Macron has effectively made the French government dependent on Marine...
The EU’s Vaping Misstep: Putting Lives and Public Health at Risk
By Michael Landl, Director of the World Vapers' Alliance
The European Commission’s recent recommendation to include vaping in smoke-free environments is a catastrophic misstep. By...
“Germany struggles to find reliable alternatives to fossil fuels” – former...
Professor Em. Samuel Furfari is a Chemical Engineer, having taught energy geopolitics and energy politics at Brussels ULB University (Université Libre de Bruxelles), between...
The significance of Germany’s U-turn on migration policy
By Syp Wynia, editor-in-chief of Dutch magazine Wynia's Week
These are lousy days for passionate Europhiles, asylum advocates and in general for the political left....
