Rejecting Mercosur would be a lose-lose

Nearly a month ago, “Fridays for Future” speaker Luisa Neubauer met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. According to Neubauer, Merkel assured her that she …

Rule of law in Poland

The presidential elections in Poland in 2020, which were won by the incumbent Andrzej Duda, the candidate of the ruling Law and Justice party, …

Trade wars & digital taxation

A digital services taxation framework within the EU has been discussed widely over the course of the last two years, with the State of …

Institutional proximity and economic freedom

The European Union has long positioned itself in a unique role in the international policy sphere. The concept of the EU as a ‘normative …

Netherland’s crackdown on e-cigarettes

The Netherlands is on the brink of introducing plain packaging for e-cigarettes. The only other country to have gone down that path is Israel. Not many …

Is populism endangering economic freedom?

Nationalism and populism have permeated the sphere of global politics in the 21st century, and the EU is no exception. This particular change in …