Brussels Report

By Giovanni B. Ponzetto, a financial adviser with 32 years of experience based in Turin, Italy.  *** Dedicated to my mentor faraway, Harald Malmgren, who is...

Daniele Capezzone is an influential opinion maker in Italy and a former Member of Italy's Parliament, having served as the Chairman of the Finance...

By Christopher Snowdon, EPICENTER Fellow & Head of Lifestyle Regulations at the Institute of Economic Affairs On Thursday, MEPs will vote on amendments and...

According to the new “International Property Rights Index” (IPRI) (executive summary here, full report here), published by the Property Rights Alliance, protection of property...

By Theo Francken, a Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium. Between 2014 and 2018, he served as Secretary of State for Asylum,...

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...

Dr. Barbara Kolm is the Vice President of the Austrian Central Bank, since 2018. She is also the Director of the Austrian Economics Center...

Despite mass vaccination, parts of Europe are being plagued by a new Covid wave, causing countries to implement a whole range of new restrictions....

By Dan Kral, Europe Economist The recently unveiled draft budgets by eurozone governments reveal plans for bigger fiscal tightening next year than in the aftermath...

By Omar Makram, a Swedish-Egyptian commentator   Europe has a weakness, which is being exploited by hostile neighbours. That weakness is its asylum system. Turkey's...

By Robert Tyler, Senior Policy Advisor at EU affairs think tank New Direction The recent escalation of the migrant crisis on the Polish border with...

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By Dutch MEP Michiel Hoogeveen (ECR, JA21), Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs It’s July 2020. The approval of...

By Swedish MEP Charlie Weimers (SD - ECR) Increased consumer awareness has created a demand for better, less harmful products. It’s a trend which...

By Fabian Wintersberger, Rates Trader and Economist, based in Austria At the end of May, I wrote an article on Brussels Report to argue why...

Martin Ågerup is a Danish economist and the president of influential Danish classical liberal think tank CEPOS. He graduated from the European School of...

A book review by Jean-Paul Oury "Our forests are burning" was the phrase used by French President Macron to announce the “One Planet summit” in...

This week, the so-called “COP26” United Nations climate talks have started in Glasgow, where more than 120 leaders are about to reportedly negotiate “a...

By Dr. Jan Werts, since 1976 a journalist and publicist based in Brussels, including as a correspondent for Dutch publication Haagsche Courant.  Last week’s European...

By Alexandre Massaux, editor at French website Contrepoints.org Today, Polish President Andrzej Duda welcomed his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace. The meeting...