Is the European Commission the first obstacle to opening up the...
This year, the EU's single market celebrated its 30th anniversary, leading the European Commission to state that it "it has helped to make everyday...
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...
Sweden: The accidental harm-reduction champion
By the chairmen of the youth wings of the three coalition parties composing the Swedish government:
Douglas Thor, Chairman, Swedish Moderate Youth League
Stefan Sarmes,...
The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 31 – with Rod Richardson
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Dutch PM Mark Rutte: celebrated internationally, beleaguered at home
By Pieter de Jonge, a Dutch historian and journalist
After Angela Merkel resigned as German Chancellor in December 2021, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte took...
EU plans to undermine IP protection endanger innovation
By Jackson Avery, Policy Fellow, Property Rights Alliance
In April, the European Commission proposed a new regulation on standard-essential patents (SEPs), which aims to "ensure that standard-essential...
The potential of the “European Political Community”
This week, nearly 50 leaders from across Europe met in Moldova during the summit of the "European Political Community", a project launched last year...
The EU should rethink its anti-smoking policies, adopting the Swedish model...
By Michael Landl, Director at the World Vapers’ Alliance
Today, on 31 May, which is World Tobacco Day, proclaimed by the WHO to draw attention to the...
Are European Parliament prizes hopelessly politicised?
By Saman Rizwan
Sometimes, an award says more about the one handing it out than about the one receiving it. When the European Parliament for...
European Commission inaction is putting the EU’s insurance market at risk
By Dick Roche, a former Irish Minister for European Affairs and Minister for Environment
The consensus in a series of papers produced for a Eurofi...
