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This week, nearly 50 leaders from across Europe met in Moldova during the summit of the "European Political Community", a project launched last year by French President Emmanuel Macron.
As opposed to the format of the European Union, there are...
By Dr. Tanja Porčnik, President of the Visio Institute in Slovenia.
Last Sunday, a parliamentary election took place in Slovenia. The results reflect a clear message from voters that the government needs to change. In mature liberal democracies, a change...
By Prof. Dr. Iur. Dr. rer. pol. h.c. Carl Baudenbacher, former President of the EFTA Court (2003-2017), Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics, Baudenbacher Law AG (Zurich/Oslo/Brussels) and Monckton Chambers (London)
Comments on the Icelandic referendum of 29...
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One year to stop the destruction of the EU
By Professor Samuel Furfari, formerly a senior official at the Energy Directorate-General of the European Commission (1982-2018), Professor em. at Université libre de Bruxelles
The green...
Interview with MEP Johan Van Overtveldt: “Insufficient parliamentary control on EU recovery spending threatens...
This week, Flemish MEP Johan Van Overtveldt (N-VA - ECR), a former Belgian Finance Minister, made it to the top of BCW’s ranking of...
The global minimum corporate tax is an OPEC for politicians to keep taxes high
By Andreas Hellmann, International Advocacy Manager, Americans for Tax Reform Foundation
Earlier this month, G7 leaders endorsed U.S. President Biden’s administration’s plan to implement a...
Thirty years ago, the Swiss voted “no” to joining the European Economic Area (EEA...
By Prof. Dr. jur. Dr. rer. pol. h.c. Carl Baudenbacher, a Partner at the law firm Nobel Baudenbacher (Zurich/Brussels) and a visiting Professor at LSE....
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EU Steel Protectionism Comes at the Expense of Competitiveness
By international affairs specialist Glen Hodgson of Swedish think tank Free Trade Europa
In the Taoist text The Liezi, attributed to Lie Yukou, it is said...
Europe’s Iran Strategy Needs Clarity, Not Illusion
By Martin Patzelt, a former member of the German Bundestag. He was part of the German Parliament’s Human Rights Committee for two terms, where...
The Evidence Is In: The Dutch Vape Flavour Ban Has Backfired
By Tim Andrews (Prohibitiondoesnotwork.com)
A new report from Prohibition Does Not Work (PDNW) finds that the Netherlands’ vaping flavour prohibition has totally undermined any control over...
The effect of mass migration on European foreign policy
By former Dutch MP and MEP Derk Jan Eppink
In December 2010, former VVD leader and ex-European Commissioner Frits Bolkestein (picture) spoke his mind. In...
The EU Budget Debate Heats Up
The Council of European Heads of State or Government wishes to reach an agreement on the long-term European budget by the end of this...
Greenpeace’s courtroom strategy raises eyebrows on both sides of the Atlantic
Greenpeace, one of the most well-known NGOs in the world, may be on the verge of bankruptcy, following a loss in a US Court...
Keeping America In: Europe’s Urgent NATO Challenge
By Hannes Hólmsteinn Gissurarson. Professor Emeritus of Politics at the University of Iceland
NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, was founded in 1949 to keep the...
“European policymakers must stop treating Iran as simply a regional irritant”...
In an interview with Brussels Report, Matthew Robinson, Director of the Euro-Gulf Information Centre, comments the ongoing developments related to the war in Iran....
EU Trade Policy at a Crossroads
At the end of March, the European Parliament approved the trade agreement concluded between the EU and the US last summer to stabilise their...
Why Iceland Should Remain in the EEA and outside the EU
By Prof. Dr. Iur. Dr. rer. pol. h.c. Carl Baudenbacher, former President of the EFTA Court (2003-2017), Visiting Professor at the London School of...
