“The DSA is nothing more than digital censorship”
This week, the European Parliament voted on amendments related to the so-called “Digital Services Act (DSA), proposed EU legislation to regulate online content. By...
The EU is sabotaging its economy in the name of unattainable...
By Samuel Furfari, formerly a senior official at the Energy Directorate-General of the European Commission (1982-2018), Professor em. at Université libre de Bruxelles and...
In defense of international arbitration as a means to promote foreign...
A key component of promoting trade and foreign investment is to make sure that whenever disputes arise, there are robust judicial mechanisms to resolve...
While the Fed and the Bank of England change strategy, the...
By Daniel Rodríguez Asensio, a Spanish economist and strategy consultant, who’s the founder and President of think tank Acción Liberal.
At the end of last...
The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 15 – with former Irish Europe...
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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...
Interview with Tomasz Wroblewski: “The EU has given up on the...
Tomasz Wróblewski is the ceo of the Warsaw Enterprise Institute, a Polish think tank promoting reforms aimed at strengthening Poland’s business environment and prosperity....
Germany needs to stop imposing its failed energy policies on the...
Just hours before midnight on New Year’s Eve, the European Commission sent its long awaited draft delegated act on whether natural gas and nuclear...
The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 14 – with former British Conservative...
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Is the EU getting overly defensive on “trade defence”?
Earlier this month, the European Commissionpublished its proposal for a new so-called “anti-coercion instrument” (ACI) to “deter countries from restricting or threatening to restrict...
In the face of inflation, the ECB is guilty of negligence
By Belgian MEP Johan Van Overtveldt (Belgian Finance Minister between 2014 and 2018, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee and Professor of Economics...
How U.S. extraterritorial legal action affects European companies
By Dick Roche, former Irish Europe Minister
International law recognises that States have jurisdiction to legislate, and to enforce laws with regard to their...
Assessing the importance of reforming Ukraine
On Monday, EU foreign ministers agreed to impose new economic sanctions on Moscow in case of a Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Western sanctions against Russia...
The long road to a new Dutch government
By Pieter de Jonge, a Dutch historian and publicist
Last week, the new German government entered into office. The German coalition agreement was finalized two...
Monetary financing of governments is causing loss of democratic control
By Giovanni B. Ponzetto, a financial adviser with 32 years of experience based in Turin, Italy.
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Dedicated to my mentor faraway, Harald Malmgren, who is...
Interview with Daniele Capezzone : “Only lower taxes will unleash Italy’s...
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...
MEPs have an opportunity to make EU lifestyle regulation more evidence-based
By Christopher Snowdon, EPICENTER Fellow & Head of Lifestyle Regulations at the Institute of Economic Affairs
On Thursday, MEPs will vote on amendments and...
Property rights protection continues to decline globally
According to the new “International Property Rights Index” (IPRI) (executive summary here, full report here), published by the Property Rights Alliance, protection of property...
Also in Europe, democracy is under pressure
By Theo Francken, a Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium. Between 2014 and 2018, he served as Secretary of State for Asylum,...
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...
