Despite public opposition, the EU doubles down on climate policy
They do not seem to be able to stop. This week, EU climate ministers reached an agreement on yet another new EU climate target,...
NGO lawsuits in Europe spark concerns over a transatlantic legal backdoor
A growing number of non-governmental organisations are turning to European courts to challenge cases they have lost in the United States — a strategy...
It is high time for the EPP to fully embrace broader...
By Dutch MEP Sander Smit, delegation leader of the Dutch FarmerCitizenMovement (BBB, EPP Group)
Last week, the European Parliament showed its worst side. The Parliament...
Engagement with voters is essential for the EU’s relevance
By Arthur Rubinstein
Would you like to make some easy money? Here’s what you do: bet any passerby on the street that they cannot name their...
Punitive energy prices fail to spark any sense of urgency in...
Last month, the founder and owner of leading chemical giant INEOS made a major call upon European policy makers, both in the EU and...
Switzerland’s Icarus reflex
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
The...
Europe’s small businesses face yet more new EU regulation
By Tomáš Zdechovský, Czech MEP (EPP) and Ivan Štefanec, former Slovak MEP (EPP) and SME Europe Honorary President
Throughout our political careers, both of us...
Lost in Translation: The Curse of Eurospeak
By Arthur Rubinstein
Language is one of the most extraordinary gifts humanity has given itself. There is nothing more elegant, engrossing, or breathtaking than a well-constructed...
In the European Commission, the mood remains tense
Last week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen survived two no-confidence votes in the European Parliament. Even if she did so with relative...
Israel’s most strident critics inadvertently pay tribute to it
By Arthur Rubinstein
Several years ago, I attended a dinner party (shrimp cocktail, chicken Kiev, and carrot cake—ehh). While chatting with the guests about this...
