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Corporate Tax Out of Control

20 February 2019

Do European companies pay their fair share of tax? Many companies headquartered in France, Germany, Italy and Spain show very low effective corporate tax …

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The Mass Demonstrations in France is a Reaction to the Effects of Interventionism, Not Liberalism

7 February 2019

Mass protests of the “yellow vests” have been taking place in France since 17 November 2018. The catalyst of the demonstration was a fuel …

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Free to work: Employment regulations in 2019

30 January 2019

The Employment Flexibility Index of LFMI quantifies a great divergence in employment regulations between EU countries. Of the 41 countries included in the index …

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Employment Flexibility Index 2019

30 January 2019

The Employment Flexibility Index 2019 of the member states of the European Union (EU) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) provides …

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Commission consulting on move to qualified majority voting (QMV) on taxation

17 January 2018

On 20th December, the European Commission launched a (relatively brief) consultation on moving from unanimity to qualified majority voting (QMV) in the Council on …

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Note about the White House Report ‘Opportunity Costs of Socialism’

9 January 2019

The White House’s Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) has published a report: “The Opportunity Costs of Socialism”. It is an interesting report with many …

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Rice regulations: Protectionism In Disguise

Brittany Davis // 18 February 2019

In January the European Union announced a ‘significant’ increase of customs duties on Indica rice produced in Cambodia and Myanmar and exported to the …

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The future of Europe is Dutch

Adam Bartha // 14 February 2019

Brexit has caused some turbulent political times in Westminster, but the hole left by the UK in Brussels will be felt throughout the continent.
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Web of Gazprom: Will Europe escape?

Anna Jandura-Cessna // 31 January 2018

Disputes between Russian Gas powerhouse Gazprom and Ukraine’s national gas company Naftogaz have sparked a firestorm of political and economic debate. The “biggest commercial …

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Liberal White Smoke in Spain

Juan Angel Soto // 28 January 2019

The National Convention of the People’s Party (PP) which took place earlier this month may well become a turning point in the economic landscape. …

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The EP “Platform-to-business relations” amendments will not make digital markets fairer

Giovanni Caccavello // 15 January 2019

On the 26th April 2018, the European Commission adopted a proposal for regulating the relationships between online platforms and their business consumers. The initiative …

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Violations of the rule of law principles in Poland despite recent amendments

Marek Tatala & Patryk Wachowiec // 14 January 2019

On 21 November, public opinion in Poland and the EU was surprised by the ruling Law and Justice’s (PiS) proposal “backtracking on controversial reforms …

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