Germany is reeling under the strain of immigration, sky-high energy prices and industrial decline
By former Dutch MP and MEP Derk Jan Eppink
With state elections looming this coming Sunday in Berlin (both the capital and the city-state) and Mecklenburg-Western...
How higher EU excises threaten to boost the illicit market
By Zoltán Kész, a former independent member of the Hungarian Parliament. He is now the Government Affairs Manager of the Consumer Choice Center.
The...
Crackpot Ideas and Real Risks
By Belgian MEP Johan Van Overtveldt (Belgian Finance Minister between 2014 and 2018, Chairman of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee)
“Les extrêmes se touchent” (extremes meet), as...
What to expect from von der Leyen’s State of the Union?
On 16 September, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will deliver her “State of the Union” address to the European Parliament in Strasbourg....
The Nuclear Alliance: How 14 EU States Are Rewriting Energy Policy
How the energy crisis pushed the EU back toward the atom — and how far the revival has actually gone
By Susanna L. Kellogg
Energy independence...
Not just immigration
Following the victory of Germany’s right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz stated during a...
European Court of Auditors laments failing approach to tackle illicit trade in tobacco in...
Illicit tobacco trade thriving in the EU with illegal manufacturing facilities in nearly every member state.
Auditors warn that fragmented enforcement puts billions of euros...
How the Nvidia-Hugging Face deal has opened Europe’s path toward a brighter AI future
By Anna Grebenchtchikova, an independent consultant in the finance and AI field. She previously worked at Société Générale, Goldman Sachs, and McKinsey’s.
Nvidia has...
An abstract CJEU interpretation procedure for Britzerland?
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...
Openness is a security policy
Over the last few years, and particularly since the Covid crisis, the concept of “European strategic autonomy” has become ever more prominent in the...
