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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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Paranoid Android. Everything the Commission got wrong in its war on Google

13 December 2018

The Commission’s decision to fine Google for unfair practice was based off of a misunderstanding of the Android ecosystem and a mistaken definition of …

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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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