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Credit Day: improving appetite for fiscal responsibility

5 December 2018

13 December marks Credit Day across the European Union. This is the day when, on average, European countries’ central governments exhaust their annual tax …

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Shadow economy: Understanding drivers, reducing incentives

19 November 2018

The aim of this publication is to present and analyse the results of representative population surveys into public perceptions of the shadow economy and …

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The fight against poverty depends on economic freedom

10 November 2018

The most obvious benefit of economic freedom is that, as a system, it is the most conducive to widespread prosperity, that is, to high …

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Competition in the High Technology Sector

24 October 2018

The European Union’s approach to competition law and enforcement demonstrates an attitude in the high-tech and media sector, that – due to its anti-competitive …

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Regulating the New Media Economy

17 October 2018

The new media economy operates differently from other industries when it comes to regulation. The marginal costs of technological giants mean that their interactions …

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Free trade and how it enriches us

28 September

Free trade improves the well-being of all parties to it. The most significant way that trade achieves this outcome is by enabling and incentivising …

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EU Right to Pursue Liberalization of Aviation Markets

Patrick Hall / 11 December 2018

External aviation policy in Europe was preceded by bilateral agreements between countries. At this time, aviation markets were divided up by country and dominated …

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CAP Subsidies Harm the Environment

Patrick Hall // 10 December 2018

Environmental degradation is a regular by-product of agricultural practices. Greenhouse gases, mass irrigation, water quality issues, and disrupted ecosystems are all examples of side …

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In Lithuania one in two would consider shadow activity in financial hardship

LFMI // 19 October 2018

The shadow economy in Lithuania remains pervasive despite economic growth, and as many as one in two people would consider informal consumption and undeclared …

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CAP Subsidies Impinge on Australasian Free Trade

Patrick Hall // 12 November 2018

In a world of increasing economic protectionism, the EU claims to remain committed to free and fair international trade. Yet, the Common Agricultural Policy …

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Drug decriminalization: The Iberian Peninsula

Jaime Fernandez-Pontes //31 October 2018

Given its prominent geographical location, the Iberian Peninsula has been, for decades, one of the biggest hubs in the world for cartels smuggling cocaine …

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Banning single-use plastics is a typical example of good intentions triumphing over sound judgement

Frits Bolkestein // 22 October 2018

The author is the former European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services.
With the Commission and Parliament both starting their last legislative year, one …

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