Why the EU Migration Pact Won’t Stop Europe’s Asylum Crisis
By Arnout Jaspers, a Dutch physicist and science journalist
Tomorrow, the EU Migration Pact enters into force – the new asylum and migration system which,...
Ten Years After Brexit: Will Europe’s Oldest Democracies Become Dependents of...
By Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Carl Baudenbacher, former President of the EFTA Court (2003-2017), Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics, Baudenbacher Law AG
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The EU’s NGO Lobby Machine Under Scrutiny
On 13 May, a right-wing majority in the European Parliament decided to extend by another six months a scrutiny committee investigating NGOs that receive...
The ETS: Climate Policy at Any Cost?
By Alessandro Petryshyn, policy analyst at the Warsaw Enterprise Institute
On 2 June 2026, the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety organised...
The India–EU FTA: A New Framework for Strategic Trade Cooperation
By Dyuti Pandya and Vanika Sharma, analyst and economist at the European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE)
India’s premier, Narendra Modi, has just finished a...
The Berlin Conference Must Not Empower Sudan’s Islamists
By Adam Starzynski, a journalist and foreign policy analyst specializing in military affairs and security issues
After three years of Sudan’s civil war, NGOs and the...
Associate Membership for Ukraine as an Admission of Deadlock
By Michael Thoma, a freelance journalist covering global political affairs, with a particular focus on European politics and international security
Friedrich Merz’s proposal for “associate...
While the WHO Spreads Misinformation, Consumers Fight Back
By Michael Landl, Director at the World Vapers’ Alliance.
Every year on 31 May, the WHO marks World No Tobacco Day. This year, the campaign targets nicotine...
The Illusion That a Bigger EU Budget Creates a Stronger Europe
By Marek Tatala, CEO of the Economic Freedom Foundation, a Polish think-tank.
The next EU budget should be judged by one basic test: whether it...
Portugal’s Austerity Hero Threatens the Establishment Consensus
By Miguel Nunes Silva
Portugal’s secret weapon against the cordon sanitaire is the hero of the austerity era, currently biding his time for a political comeback—one...
Islamist Influence is Europe’s Blind Spot
By Khalid Al-Hail (picture)
For years, politicians, journalists and activists insisted that fears about ideological infiltration were either exaggerated or rooted paranoia and hatred. Eventually,...
The Complacent Centre Is Crumbling Across Europe
By Derk Jan Eppink, a former Dutch MP and MEP
With the plummeting popularity of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the UK has become the third...
The EU’s Precautionary State: When Fear and Regulation Undermine Innovation
That the European Commission is a powerful body is widely recognized, but the extent of its actual power is often still underestimated.
Not only does...
Why the Fear of Monetary Tightening Is Overdone
By Belgian MEP Johan Van Overtveldt (Belgian Finance Minister between 2014 and 2018, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee)
The fear of monetary tightening significantly slowing...
Europe needs a leaner, sharper EU budget
By Adam Bartha, Director of EPICENTER, the network of leading European free-market think tanks.
Bigger is not always better. But Brussels has convinced itself that Europe’s problems...
EU Accelerates India Trade Deal Ahead of Modi’s Visit to Europe
By Sumit Singh, a freelance journalist based in New Delhi
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi (picture) prepares for a high-profile summer tour of Europe — including...
Germany’s Chancellor Under Siege
By former Dutch MP and MEP Derk Jan Eppink
During a weekend meeting in mid-April at Villa Borsig in Berlin, the leaders of Germany’s governing parties,...
Confronting an increasingly complex Iran challenge
By Jim Higgins, a former member of the European Parliament for Ireland (2004-2014)
The international community is confronting an increasingly complex Iran challenge—one that manifests...
The ECB’s Test: Act Now or Repeat the Mistake of 2021–22
By Belgian MEP Johan Van Overtveldt (Belgian Finance Minister between 2014 and 2018, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee)
Will the ECB avoid repeating its...
Crisis of Confidence: Is the World Health Organization (WHO) Still Fit...
Last year, the partner countries of the World Health Organisation (WHO) signed a so-called ‘pandemic agreement’ on how to tackle future pandemics, such as...
