The EU’s regulatory machine is getting out of control
Today, EU leaders are gathering in Brussels, where they are reportedly expected to support revamping the single market and simplifying regulations, also as a...
Climate anxiety leads to harmful green populism
By Máté Hajba, a Hungarian writer and a columnist with Young Voices Europe. Máté runs the Free Market Foundation, a Hungarian libertarian think tank....
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) should be listed as a...
By Shahin Gobadi, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
March 20 marks the end of spring...
The victory of the Dutch farmers’ party is a warning signal...
The victory of the Dutch "farmers' party" BoerBurgerBeweging (BBB) in the Provincial Council elections was even bigger than expected. According to the latest seat...
The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 30 – with Swedish MP Martin...
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European Parliament votes in favour of “costly” mandatory renovation of old...
Yesterday, the European Parliament voted in favour of the mandatory renovation of old buildings to save energy, confirming its negotiation position on the “Energy...
A ‘military solution’ for the war in Ukraine is an illusion
By Professor David Criekemans, who teaches international politics at the University of Antwerp and KU Leuven in Belgium, international security at University College Roosevelt...
The Indo-Pacific region: increasingly important for the West
In 2021, the European Union agreed its “Strategy for cooperation in the Indo-Pacific”, with the intention to “contribute to the region’s stability, security, prosperity...
The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 29 – with Dalibor Roháč
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Opening up energy markets of EU member states to competition remains...
In this article for Brussels Report, former Irish Europe Minister Dick Roche takes a closer look at the EU's attempts to open up Bulgaria's...
The EU should avoid copying the subsidy policies of the United...
By Prof. Dr. Marc De Vos, a Visiting fellow at Belgian think tank Itinera
In the 21th century, a war is being waged over...
With friends like these, the EU needs no enemies
This week, the European Parliament voted to effectively ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the European Union from 2035 on,...
A closer look at the dire state of Spain’s public finances
By Spanish economist and entrepreneur José Ramón Riera
As the end of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's term in office is getting nearer, it is time...
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...
The debate on whether to ban TikTok is not about free...
By Zoltan Kesz, government affairs manager at the Consumer Choice Center and a former member of the Hungarian Parliament.
The intellectual debate among classical liberals on the necessary...
The Czech election result shows trust in our values is crucial...
By Czech MEP Tomáš Zdechovský (EPP, KDU-ČSL)
The Vampires were on the march again in Prague during Halloween, bless their little hearts. Under the watchful...
The EU’s protectionism continues to hold Africa back
By Abdoulie Ceesay, the deputy majority leader of Gambia’s National Assembly
The European Union (EU) has long been a major trading partner with African, Caribbean,...
“The big state is making a comeback at the EU level”...
Speaking in the European Parliament, Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers (ECR – SD) addresses Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (EPP – M), who was on...
The Swiss government’s “assessment of Swiss–EU relations” is missing the mark
By Prof. Dr. iur. Dr. h.c. Carl Baudenbacher, former President of the EFTA Court (2003-2017), Partner at law firm Nobel Baudenbacher, Zurich/Brussels and Visiting...
Brexit: Quo vadis?
After the brief spell of Liz Truss as British PM, the British Conservative Party continues to struggle, now running a whopping 22 percent points behind the...
