Joint EU debt for European defence investment is a questionable idea
By Belgian MEP Johan Van Overtveldt (Belgian Finance Minister between 2014 and 2018, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee)
Europe faces a huge task rebuilding adequate...
Postponing EU sustainability reporting rules and covering fewer companies is insufficient
By Otto Brøns-Petersen, director of analysis and Line Andersen, economist, at Danish think tank CEPOS
The Draghi-report concluded that excessive EU regulation is detrimental to...
When price caps become political weapons
By Zoltán Kész, government affairs manager at the Consumer Choice Center and a former member of the Hungarian Parliament
The Minister for Economy “has been...
Simplification is not enough. The EU needs to slash climate policies
The EU’s clean industrial deal is anything but sufficient for European industry
This week, the European Commission published its proposed “clean industrial deal”, which...
With foresight, fighting against false prophets: Frits Bolkestein (1933-2025)
By former Dutch MP and MEP Derk Jan Eppink
I first met Frits Bolkestein in September 1991. He was the newly appointed party leader of the...
“Trusted flaggers” threaten free speech
By Prof. Dr. Josef Franz Lindner, who teaches Public Law, Medical Law and Philosophy of Law at the University of Augsburg
In an article dated...
The EU could respond to Trump by slashing its own protectionism
The European Union has prepared measures against American products as a possible response to President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25% tariff on...
The European Commission: A source of misinformation
By Alberto Gómez Hernández, Economist and Policy Manager at the World Vapers' Alliance
"Smoking kills, vaping kills." That’s what EU Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said in...
ECJ’s Advocate General requests to annul EU Minimum Wage Directive
In a significant legal development, the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) recommended last month the annulment of the EU Minimum...
Germany’s election is turning into a referendum on asylum policy
By former Dutch MP and MEP Derk Jan Eppink
After an eventful and intense debate in the Bundestag, the ‘Asylwende’ has become the issue...
