Von der Leyen demands more power, more regulation, more spending
Yesterday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave her so-called “State of the Union speech”, addressing MEPs in Strasbourg. It may surprise that...
The EU’s chequebook diplomacy is bound to backfire
The EU has struggled to exert the remotest foreign policy influence over the Afghanistan debacle, despite the efforts by the legion of eurocrats employed...
The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 10 – with Turkey expert Demir...
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Triggering an EU-wide State of Emergency and other powers sought by...
By Peter Grimm, a German journalist, writer and documentary producer, who also used to be a member of the opposition against the East German...
The dangers of relying on “values” in a legal context
By Dr. iur. Laura Melusine Baudenbacher, Managing Partner, Baudenbacher Law Ltd., Zurich
I. Introduction
“Values” seem to have become an EU buzzword in a number of...
Is the superiority of the top EU court in doubt?
Michel Barnier – of Brexit negotiator fame – seems to have ruffled some feathers when doubling down on his push to succeed Emmanuel Macron...
The EU’s climate law is a radical attempt to change the...
By Swedish MEP Jessica Stegrud (SD-ECR)
On June 28th, after rather swift negotiations between the European Parliament and EU governments, a stunning piece of new EU legislation...
Should we fear a more powerful Germany?
By René Cuperus, a Dutch international affairs scholar. Amongst others, he is a Research Fellow at the Germany Institute of the University of Amsterdam.
"Who’s...
Seven reasons why the ECB must act now to counter persistently...
By German MEP Engin Eroglu (Renew Europe, Free Voters), a member of the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Already before the Covid...
The Spanish economy is not out of the woods yet
By Daniel Rodríguez Asensio, a Spanish economist and strategy consultant, who’s the founder and President of think tank Acción Liberal.
As the global economic recovery seems to...
Is Eurozone inflation about to trigger political opposition against the ECB?
This week, the Eurozone’s annual inflation rate reached 3%, which marks a 10-year high and is also way above the ECB’s 2% inflation target.
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The Afghan crisis reveals the idea of an EU army as...
By Daniele Meloni, an Italian journalist, covering foreign affairs
The outbreak of the Afghan crisis has once again exposed the many challenges facing America, NATO...
European Commission investigates the idea of an EU Asset Registry
The European Commission is investigating the idea of an EU Asset Registry. It has published a tender for a "Feasibility Study for a European...
“The safest principle: do not intervene militarily elsewhere” – Interview with...
The experience in Afghanistan teaches us that the West should only intervene militarily when its own interests are at stake and when there is...
Also at the EU level, the rule of law needs to...
By Marc De Vos, Professor of law and Dean at the Macquarie School of Law (Sydney, Australia), previously a Professor of law at Ghent University,...
The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 9 – with Dutch Elsevier journalist...
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The ECB is at the root of the Dutch affordable housing...
By Dutch MEP Michiel Hoogeveen (ECR, JA21), Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
In the Netherlands, almost every millennial knows...
Helmut Kohl and the founding of the Euro
By Pieter de Jonge, a Dutch historian and publicist
Contrary to popular belief, Helmut Kohl was not pushed into accepting the Euro. He always was a...
The EU’s external borders remain as leaky as ever
For a long time, the pressure exerted by irregular migration on the European Union’s external border was felt almost only by Spain, Italy and...
How to protect your savings from the ECB – part 2...
In a series of articles, BrusselsReport.eu looks at how savers can protect themselves from monetary debasement. This article is merely summarizing possible strategies to...
