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 the EU
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 order of 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...
Von der Leyen demands more power, more regulation, more spending
Yesterday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gave her so-called “State of the Union speech”, addressing MEPs in Strasbourg. It may surprise that...
The EU’s chequebook diplomacy is bound to backfire
The EU has struggled to exert the remotest foreign policy influence over the Afghanistan debacle, despite the efforts by the legion of eurocrats employed...
The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 10 – with Turkey expert Demir Murat Seyrek
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