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The Queen of Brussels
By Derk Jan Eppink, a former Dutch MP and MEP
In the Berlaymont building in Brussels, the headquarters of the European Commission, President Ursula von der...
As China Builds the Future, the EU Regulates Itself Out of the EV Race
By Susanna L. Kellogg
The crisis confronting Europe’s automotive industry continues to deepen. Despite robust growth in global vehicle demand—with annual sales rising from 66...
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Putin is betting on a European retreat
By Belgian MEP Johan Van Overtveldt (Belgian Finance Minister between 2014 and 2018, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee)
The new peace plan for Ukraine is...
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Would Iceland’s Icesave victory remain good law after EU accession?
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...
“Ending the Euro isn’t anti-European”
In a video posted on his Substack channel, Robin Brooks, a senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, previously Chief Economist at the Institute of...
The EU’s Digital Agenda Is A Danger to Privacy
By former Dutch diplomat Johannes Vervloed
The European Commission presents its Digital Agenda as a necessary modernisation of society. A European digital identity (EU-ID), a digital...
Why Iceland Should Not Reopen EU Accession Negotiations
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
The...
The EU’s relentless quest for more power
Over the last few years, the European Commission has already managed to acquire ever more powers. Yet, it has appetite for more. Whether the...
Will the Netherlands Accept Paying 12.5 Times More to the EU...
By Hans Hoogervorst, who served as Dutch State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment in the Kok II cabinet, as Minister for Finance in...
The West’s China Miscalculation: Lessons from Rare Earths and Global Power
By Belgian MEP Johan Van Overtveldt (Belgian Finance Minister between 2014 and 2018, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee)
On September 7, 2010, a Chinese...
The Queen of Brussels
By Derk Jan Eppink, a former Dutch MP and MEP
In the Berlaymont building in Brussels, the headquarters of the European Commission, President Ursula von der...
As China Builds the Future, the EU Regulates Itself Out of...
By Susanna L. Kellogg
The crisis confronting Europe’s automotive industry continues to deepen. Despite robust growth in global vehicle demand—with annual sales rising from 66...
Will the EU’s Ecodesign Rules Price Small Businesses Out of the...
By Philbert Carbon
The EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation (ESPR) is a European regulation which introduces new ecodesign requirements for businesses. Will SMEs be...
