A closer look at new EU due diligence regulations aimed at...
Larry Fink, CEO of the world's largest asset management firm, Blackrock, thinks “The Russian invasion of Ukraine has put an end to the globalization...
Trade as a means to bolster the EU’s influence in the...
Last year, the EU agreed its “Strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific”, with the intention to “contribute to the region’s stability, security, prosperity and sustainable development, in line...
The Conference on the Future of Europe – an analysis
In this paper, the Editor-in-Chief of Brussels Report, Pieter Cleppe, undertakes a critical appraisal of the Conference on the Future of Europe.
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“The EU is paying a heavy price for its unilateral energy...
Yesterday evening, EU leaders agreed to impose a ban on most imports of oil, escalating the sanctions against Russia to the most severe level...
The EU is increasingly wary of independent arbitration
Arbitration is a cornerstone of the international trade system, providing investors with a mechanism to legally challenge government policies that violate earlier agreements. Crucially,...
Opposition remains against an EU minimum corporate tax rate
By Ernestas Einoris, researcher at the Lithuanian Free Market Institute
Despite repeated requests from EU Member States to delay the European Commission’s proposed directive...
The United Arab Emirates as a crucial Western ally in the...
By Franco Frattini, who has served as Italy's foreign minister, as Vice-President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security, and...
Is a perfect storm hitting global food supply?
The damage Russia's invasion of Ukraine has caused to global food supply chains appears to be even greater than feared. There are estimates that...
The EU’s misguided adherence to the precautionary principle
“If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail”. It’s not exactly a secret that regulators tend to see regulation as...
Is the war in Ukraine stumbling into a nuclear phase?
By Derk Jan Eppink (Member of the Parliament of the Netherlands (JA21-ECR), formerly an MEP and a journalist)
Seth Cropsey, a former U.S. top military...
