Von der Leyen’s speech reveals the rather poor state of the EU
Earlier this week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivered her annual “State of the Union” speech in Strasbourg. The German technocrat’s popularity...
The bond vigilantes are closing in
By Belgian MEP Johan Van Overtveldt (Belgian Finance Minister between 2014 and 2018, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee)
The downfall of the Bayrou government in...
“Our break from history is over” – Belgian PM Bart De Wever
Delivering the prestigious HJ Schoo lecture in Amsterdam on 4 September 2025, Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever has outlined his vision for a...
Is Reckoning Day approaching for European Welfare States?
A cornered welfare state may make some authoritarian moves
At the end of last month, Friedrich Merz, the Chancellor of Germany, Western Europe’s leading economy,...
Europe should unlock its pension savings for investment into AI and innovation
By Ernestas Einoris, an Expert at the Lithuanian Free Market Institute
The European Union finds itself in a paradoxical situation. The population is ageing, the...
The EU may achieve “Net Zero”: Zero Industry, Zero Prosperity, Zero Global Influence
By Professor Em. Samuel Furfari. He is a Chemical Engineer, having taught energy geopolitics and energy politics at Brussels ULB University (Université Libre de Bruxelles),...
Stop harmonising and regulating: a pragmatic proposal to allow Europe to truly flourish
By Peter De Keyzer, a founding partner of Growth Inc.
While the US has a single market and a single set of rules, we in Europe are...
A “first step” towards a more stable EU trade relationship with the U.S.
Yesterday, the EU and US finally published a joint statement detailing what EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed with Trump at the...
Surveillance of chats is a terrible idea
By Quinten Jacobs, a Belgian constitutional lawyer, and Adriaan Jacobs, a Belgian PhD researcher in cybersecurity at DistriNet (KU Leuven)
Are you okay with your...
A breakthrough for peace in Ukraine or more of the same?
Opinions are divided on what US President Donald Trump has achieved so far in his attempts to bring peace to Ukraine. One important fact...
