“The safest principle: do not intervene militarily elsewhere” – Interview with Sven Biscop
The experience in Afghanistan teaches us that the West should only intervene militarily when its own interests are at stake and when there is...
Also at the EU level, the rule of law needs to be strengthened
By Marc De Vos, Professor of law and Dean at the Macquarie School of Law (Sydney, Australia), previously a Professor of law at Ghent University,...
The Brussels Report Podcast Episode 9 – with Dutch Elsevier journalist Jelte Wiersma
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The ECB is at the root of the Dutch affordable housing shortage
By Dutch MEP Michiel Hoogeveen (ECR, JA21), Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
In the Netherlands, almost every millennial knows...
Helmut Kohl and the founding of the Euro
By Pieter de Jonge, a Dutch historian and publicist
Contrary to popular belief, Helmut Kohl was not pushed into accepting the Euro. He always was a...
The EU’s external borders remain as leaky as ever
For a long time, the pressure exerted by irregular migration on the European Union’s external border was felt almost only by Spain, Italy and...
How to protect your savings from the ECB – part 2 – buy physical...
In a series of articles, BrusselsReport.eu looks at how savers can protect themselves from monetary debasement. This article is merely summarizing possible strategies to...
The Decline of the EFTA Court
Writing exclusively for Brussels Report, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Carl Baudenbacher, President of the EFTA Court between 2003 and 2017, where he served as...
Until it sorts out its migration policy, the EU will be at the mercy...
By Robert Tyler, Senior Policy Advisor at EU affairs think tank New Direction
For a long time now, the EU has been struggling with the challenge of...
“Green passes” are descending on Europe, risking civil liberties
As the “Delta variant” continues to plague the world, widespread Covid vaccination across Europe seems to keep hospitalization in check. Still, many Europeans are...
