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A closer look at D66, the winner of the Dutch elections
By Samuel Martin, Editor-in-Chief of The Mallard
For the last several years, Dutch politics has largely been defined by the ruthless search for an alternative.
In...
Coalition of European business groups urges support for the Omnibus I...
The Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers (ZPP) and the European Enterprise Alliance (EEA) have brought together a coalition of 21 European business organisations calling...
Double Standards at the Border: How the EU Applies Its Migration...
By Viktor Marsai
There is an EU member state that has opposed the new Migration and Asylum Pact from the outset—particularly the part concerning the...
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...
The Digital Euro – Unknown to the Public, Yet Already Underway
By Leonardas Marcinkevičius, a senior economist at the Lithuanian Free market Institute
Despite the European Central Bank (ECB) announcing the move of the digital euro...
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...
