A closer look at NGOcracy in the EU
By Gunnar Beck, a German Member of European Parliament (AfD-ID) and a reader in law at SOAS, University of London
The Qatargate scandal has exposed...
Europe should unlock its pension savings for investment into AI and...
By Ernestas Einoris, an Expert at the Lithuanian Free Market Institute
The European Union finds itself in a paradoxical situation. The population is ageing, the...
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...
Swiss exemptions from dynamic adoption of EU law are an illusion
By Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Carl Baudenbacher, former President of the EFTA Court (2003-2017), Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics, Baudenbacher Law AG
Switzerland's...
Tax collection should be fragmented
By Jamie Whyte, a London-based writer, formerly the Leader of ACT, a classical-liberal political party in New Zealand.
In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith...
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...
New study compares tax freedom days in Europe and around the...
A new study by French think tank Institut Économique Molinari and Americans for Tax Reform Foundation provides a new country-by-country comparison of the tax...
The EU’s “Green Deal Industrial Plan” opens a Pandora’s box
By Dr. Ferdinand Meeus
Last week, the European Union presented its «Green Deal Industrial Plan»: a shiny grabbing box, full of new subsidies and tax...
If it is serious about fighting cronyism, the EU could cut...
The run-up to today's EU Summit has been marked by yet another confrontation between Hungary and Western European EU member states, over a new...
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...
