The Complacent Centre Is Crumbling Across Europe
By Derk Jan Eppink, a former Dutch MP and MEP
With the plummeting popularity of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, the UK has become the third...
The EU’s Precautionary State: When Fear and Regulation Undermine Innovation
That the European Commission is a powerful body is widely recognized, but the extent of its actual power is often still underestimated.
Not only does...
Why the Fear of Monetary Tightening Is Overdone
By Belgian MEP Johan Van Overtveldt (Belgian Finance Minister between 2014 and 2018, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee)
The fear of monetary tightening significantly slowing...
Europe needs a leaner, sharper EU budget
By Adam Bartha, Director of EPICENTER, the network of leading European free-market think tanks.
Bigger is not always better. But Brussels has convinced itself that Europe’s problems...
EU Accelerates India Trade Deal Ahead of Modi’s Visit to Europe
By Sumit Singh, a freelance journalist based in New Delhi
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi (picture) prepares for a high-profile summer tour of Europe — including...
Germany’s Chancellor Under Siege
By former Dutch MP and MEP Derk Jan Eppink
During a weekend meeting in mid-April at Villa Borsig in Berlin, the leaders of Germany’s governing parties,...
Confronting an increasingly complex Iran challenge
By Jim Higgins, a former member of the European Parliament for Ireland (2004-2014)
The international community is confronting an increasingly complex Iran challenge—one that manifests...
The ECB’s Test: Act Now or Repeat the Mistake of 2021–22
By Belgian MEP Johan Van Overtveldt (Belgian Finance Minister between 2014 and 2018, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee)
Will the ECB avoid repeating its...
Crisis of Confidence: Is the World Health Organization (WHO) Still Fit for Purpose?
Last year, the partner countries of the World Health Organisation (WHO) signed a so-called ‘pandemic agreement’ on how to tackle future pandemics, such as...
A Court Without Limits? Three Structural Problems With the Strasbourg Human Rights Court
By Thomas Spaas, a Belgian Attorney specialised in Belgian and international tax issues
Criticism of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has indeed grown...
