Tax collection should be fragmented
By Jamie Whyte, a London-based writer, formerly the Leader of ACT, a classical-liberal political party in New Zealand.
In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith...
Price controls are not the right method to counter inflation
By Antonis Giannakopoulos, an economics student at Athens University
Since the start of the pandemic, we have witnessed major imbalances to supply and demand...
Eric Zemmour: The Dark horse of France’s Presidential Election?
Following the German elections, attention in Europe has now shifted to France’s Presidential Election , which will take place in April 2022. Over the...
What if the ECB is wrong about inflation?
By Ivan Van de Cloot, Chief Economist at Belgian public policy think tank Itinera Institute, author of several books on financial economics and public...
Is EU protectionism on the rise?
During the last two decades, the European Union has been very successful in concluding trade agreements with countries outside the EU. It has concluded...
The ECB’s green fig leaf isn’t a pretty sight
By Belgian MEP Johan Van Overtveldt (Belgian Finance Minister between 2014 and 2018, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee and Professor of Economics...
Merkel’s failures – an overview
After almost 16 years as German Chancellor, Angela Merkel is leaving office. During that time, she was Europe’s most powerful politician, at the helm...
Macron is not about to replace Merkel at the helm of...
By Alexandre Massaux, editor at French website Contrepoints.org
Following the upcoming German elections, Chancellor Merkel's era will come to an end. In addition, from January...
Following Aukus, it’s time for France to go back to the...
Following the announcement of the so-called AUKUS security partnership between the U.S., Australia and the United Kingdom, France reacted as if it had been...
ECB specifies how increased interest rates may damage its balance sheet
In a response to a parliamentary question by German MEP Engin Eroglu (Renew Europe, Free Voters), the European Central Bank sheds some light on...
