The resurrection of the deceased Swiss-EU governance framework

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By Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Carl Baudenbacher, former President of the EFTA Court (2003-2017) and Partner at Baudenbacher/Kvernberg, Zurich/Oslo/Stavanger/Brussels  It is not only the monotheistic world...

The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 36 – with economist Daniel Kral

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The social democratic legacy of Jacques Delors

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By Jacques Garello, Professor Emeritus in economics at the University of Aix-Marseille III, Founder of the annual Summer University dedicated to free market economics...

What’s in store for the EU in 2024?

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To make sense of what may be ahead for the European Union in 2024, it is important to take a look back at the...

The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 35 – with Egyptian Senator Mohamed...

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At the upcoming EU summit, tough questions loom

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Later this week, EU leaders are gathering in Brussels, when a number of important decisions will need to be made on the accession of...

Three EU countries at the bottom of global tax freedom index

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A new study by French think tank Institut Molinari and the U.S. Tholos Foundation looks at "The Tax Burden on Global Workers", compiling an...

The UK-Rwanda asylum deal deserves a chance

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By Em. Prof. Dr. Marc Bossuyt (University of Antwerp), the former President of the Belgian Constitutional Court and former Belgian Commissioner General for Refugees....

A roundup of this week’s EU policy events

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As the week draws to a close, Pieter Cleppe, the editor-in-chief of Brussels Report, makes a roundup of what has kept EU policy makers...

The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 34 with M’backé N’diaye – On...

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Should the EU Freeze Aid to Palestine?

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By Czech MEP Tomáš Zdechovský (EPP, KDU-ČSL)  The Middle East tends to evoke bitter sentiments to the entire world, precisely because of what it forces us to...

After the Wilders win, what’s next for the Netherlands?

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By Pieter de Jonge, a Dutch historian and journalist Last Wednesday, the Dutch elections for the Lower House led to a major upset, with Geert...

The Norwegian NAV saga, a pan-European scandal

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By Prof. Dr Dr h.c. Carl Baudenbacher, Former President of the EFTA Court, Partner Baudenbacher Kvernberg, Zurich/Oslo/Stavanger/Brussels and Visiting Professor at LSE 25 years of...

Darfur: a forgotten crisis, with relevance for Europe

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A few days ago, the European Union's External Action Service issued a statement, expressing how it is "appalled by and condemns" a "recent dramatic escalation...

Interview with MEP Johan Van Overtveldt: “Insufficient parliamentary control on EU...

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This week, Flemish MEP Johan Van Overtveldt (N-VA - ECR), a former Belgian Finance Minister, made it to the top of BCW’s ranking of...

When it comes to Iran, the EU is hopelessly naive  

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By Professor Samuel Furfari, formerly a senior official at the Energy Directorate-General of the European Commission (1982-2018), Professor em. at Université libre de Bruxelles  In the...

Austria embroiled in diplomatic rift with Romania and Bulgaria over Schengen...

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While Europe's biggest gas field, near the Dutch city of Groningen, has just been shut down by the Dutch government, Romania is aiming to...

“Tax competition is under siege from the OECD and the European...

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International tax-rate competition is being replaced with rigid centralization, which is setting the stage for higher taxes in the future, experts warn in a...

The EU has missed the opportunity to lead the war on...

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By Michael Landl, Director of the World Vapers’ Alliance The World Health Organization (WHO) reports a staggering eight million deaths due to smoking annually....

In the fight against illicit trade, sunlight is the best disinfectant 

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The most recent edition of the international trade barrier index, an annual publication by the Tholos Foundation, featured Singapore coming out as the country with...