The EU’s Digital Services Act is undermining free speech
On Friday, representatives of EU member states, the European Commission and the European Parliament, reached a “trilogue” agreement on the “Digital Services Act” (DSA),...
The EU’s minimum corporate tax rate is destined to be a...
By Elena Leontjeva, Ernestas Einoris and Aneta Vaine of the Lithuanian Free Market Institute
At the moment, a directive is being decided at the...
Can Europe cope without Russian gas?
By Professor em. Samuele Furfari, a former longtime senior official at the Energy Directorate-General of the European Commission, and Professor em. Alain Préat:
The United...
The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 18 – with Danish investor Jeppe...
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A true voter revolt
French President Emmanuel Macron managed to do slightly better than expectations in yesterday’s first round in France’s Presidential election, but a closer look reveals...
Interview with EU journalist Jan Werts: ‘For almost fifty years, I’ve...
FTM.eu's Jesse Pinster interviews Jan Werts (82), a seasoned Dutch journalist, publicist, and Europe expert. Werts notes how "at the height of a crisis, it...
Short-sighted EU policy making could crater the digital economy
By Rowan Saydlowski and Philip Thompson
A third deal between the EU and the United States on protecting transatlantic data flows has once again brought...
The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 17 – with Croatian MEP Ladislav...
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Greater EU trade with Gulf countries could not only foster energy...
Putin’s war in Ukraine has been driving European energy prices to even higher levels. In response, Western politicians are frantically looking for alternatives to...
Is there any basis for the EU’s extension of its Covid...
By Dutch MEP Rob Rooken (JA21 - ECR)
Despite the fact that the pandemic is over, the EU is extending its indirect vaccination requirement for...
Exclusive: EU Parliament already dedicated 6.87 million euro to the “Conference...
Brussels Report has seen an internal note from the European Parliament, revealing that until 31 October 2021, the EP already committed to pay 6.87...
EU Neighbourhood Watch – Monitoring EU relations with the UK and...
Every month, Brussels Report’s editor-in-chief Pieter Cleppe provides an update on how EU interactions with its economically most important neighbours, the United Kingdom and...
Will the war force the EU to rethink its flawed environmental...
Putin’s war in Ukraine has upset European energy policy. As Professor Samuele Furfari, who has served for more than 35 years as a senior...
In support of a NATO for Trade
In a keynote speech delivered at the 2022 National Conservatism Conference in Brussels, Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers (SD-ECR) proposes to create a NATO for...
“The EU has ignored its own strategy to diversify energy supply”
An interview with Professor Samuele Furfari, a former longtime senior official at the Energy Directorate-General of the European Commission.
In October 2000, the European Commission...
Is Switzerland considering to join the European Economic Area (EEA)?
By Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Carl Baudenbacher, President of the EFTA Court between 2003 and 2017, where he served as a judge from...
The problem with sanctions
By Greek commentator Antonis Giannakopoulos, an economics student at Athens University
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is nearing it’s first month. Fortunately, U.S. President Biden and...
Will the EU’s Digital Markets Act undermine innovation?
By Robertas Bakula and Dr. Guoda Azguridienė, researchers at the Lithuanian Free Market Institute
The European Commission, European Parliament, and Council are currently busy negotiating...
The EU clearly does not want to let this crisis go...
By Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers (SD-ECR) and Swedish MP Martin Kinnunen (SD), a Member of the Swedish Parliament’s Committee on European Union Affairs
The EU...
Temporary agency work regulation in Belgium, The Netherlands, France, and Germany
An Enquire briefing prepared by Pieter Cleppe looks at the temporary agency work regulation in Belgium, The Netherlands, France, and Germany
