Climate anxiety leads to harmful green populism
By Máté Hajba, a Hungarian writer and a columnist with Young Voices Europe. Máté runs the Free Market Foundation, a Hungarian libertarian think tank....
The “Energy Transition” as a Solution to Energy Scarcity Is Unrealistic...
By former Dutch diplomat Johannes Vervloed
The war in Iran has brought home the harsh reality to policymakers in Brussels and in the capitals of...
Merkel’s failures – an overview
After almost 16 years as German Chancellor, Angela Merkel is leaving office. During that time, she was Europe’s most powerful politician, at the helm...
As the UK launches its low-tax “freeports”, the EU attempts to...
This week, EU Economy Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni (picture) proposed to harmonise corporate taxation in the European Union. Under its so-called "Business in Europe: Framework...
The EU should consider adopting the Danish approach to immigration
By Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers (SD - ECR)
Denmark gets it: As the social democratic governing party’s immigration spokesman, MP Rasmus Stoklund, puts it:...
A bonfire of green EU policies?
On Wednesday 19 November, EU governments agreed to extend the EU’s deforestation directive (EUDR) once again, this time until the end of December 2026,...
After Brexit, the EU seems to be losing the plot
Yesterday, German foreign minister Heiko Maas urged the European Union to abolish national vetoes to agree foreign policy measures, claiming the EU should not...
How higher EU excises threaten to boost the illicit market
By Zoltán Kész, a former independent member of the Hungarian Parliament. He is now the Government Affairs Manager of the Consumer Choice Center.
The...
The EU must renegotiate the EU-China investment deal
By Robert Tyler, Senior Policy Advisor at EU affairs think tank New Direction
After months of protests, on May 21st, the European Parliament voted to...
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...
