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...
The Decline of the EFTA Court
Writing exclusively for Brussels Report, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Carl Baudenbacher, President of the EFTA Court between 2003 and 2017, where he served as...
Until it sorts out its migration policy, the EU will be...
By Robert Tyler, Senior Policy Advisor at EU affairs think tank New Direction
For a long time now, the EU has been struggling with the challenge of...
“Green passes” are descending on Europe, risking civil liberties
As the “Delta variant” continues to plague the world, widespread Covid vaccination across Europe seems to keep hospitalization in check. Still, many Europeans are...
Interview with French economist Pascal Salin: “A tax on corporates is a tax...
Pascal Salin (born in 1939) is a prominent French economist, professor emeritus at the Université Paris-Dauphine and a specialist in public finance and monetary...
Trouble within the ECB
The important policy strategy adopted by the European Central Bank this month wasn’t decided without a fight. Especially last week’s decision on its so-called...
The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 8 – with former Hungarian MP...
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