Newly founded European Confederalist Society aims to offer a third way...

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A new initiative has been started, called the "“European Confederalist Society”. It was launched during the Think Tank Central conference of think tank New Direction...

Trade corridor politics heats up with access to Europe as the...

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Commenting on the G20 announcement earlier this month about the plan for a trade corridor linking India with the Middle East and Europe, Middle...

Has the EU’s “better regulation” agenda been resurrected?

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In her “State of the Union” address, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced to “make the first legislative proposals towards reducing reporting obligations...

French EPP MEP François-Xavier Bellamy issues scathing response to von der...

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In a reaction to EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's "State of the Union" speech, French MEP François-Xavier Bellamy (picture) issued a scathing...

The EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA) may undermine fundamental rights

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By Prof. Dr. Tijl De Bie, Full Professor in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Data Science at the Belgian University of Ghent The Digital Services...

The Global South has understood that development requires fossil fuels

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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  As the...

Will the EU’s new “Media Freedom Act” facilitate spying on journalists?

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By Ogechukwu Egwuatu, a columnist with Young Voices Europe and a France-based student, writer and campaigner. She is also a local coordinator with Students For Liberty. The European...

The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 33 – with Brad Lips, the...

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The Chinese political model stands in the way of Chinese economic...

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By Prof. Dr. Marc De Vos, a Visiting fellow at Belgian think tank Itinera China is unique. No country has ever managed to make as...

Sweden’s path to the lowest smoking rates in Europe

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By Federico N. Fernández, the CEO of We Are Innovation, a global network of 30+ think tanks and NGOs In the face of the smoking...

Preparing Ukrainian rail infrastructure for EU accession

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By Chris White, a former Daily Mail journalist and Press Officer for the UK Conservatives in the European Parliament in Brussels & Strasbourg Ukraine has...

Strengthening property rights as a means to protect the environment

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By Susanna Lukacs, Policy Fellow at the Property Rights Alliance  Instead of heavy-handed regulations and restrictions on human mobility, climate change calls for stronger individual property...

Is Europe having second thoughts on phasing out fossil fuels?

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This week, European natural gas prices surged almost 40 per cent, as traders were spooked by the potential for disrupted global liquefied natural gas...

The coup in Niger does not threaten uranium supply to the...

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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  After Mali,...

New EU rules on essential oils will hurt honest businesses and...

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By Zoltán Kész and Emil Panzaru For many people, the European Union and its institutions have always meant overregulation and bureaucracy. Their beliefs are fed...

Is the EU’s shaky Eastern Neighbourhood ready for enlargement?

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The war in Ukraine has renewed attention for the European Union's neighbourhood, as there now even seems to be serious consideration to allow Ukraine...

The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 32 with Christopher Snowdon – The...

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The first great UK trade win is in the bag

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Earlier this month, UK Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch signed the “Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership” - or CPTPP, a new trade deal...

New EU big tech regulations threaten to slow down technological innovation

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By the Lithuanian Free Market Institute July the 3rd marked an important stage in implementing the EU’s new big tech regulations under the Digital Markets Act...

The “nature restoration law” of Frans Timmermans is a bureaucratic threat...

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By Dr. Ferdinand Meeus  During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 12 July, a majority of MEPs approved the EU Climate Pope Frans...