The key measure in the Greek crisis is political capital

Michael Iakovidis // 04.11.2015
The Greek crisis has cost taxpayers across Europe hundreds of billions of euros, compounded a huge recession which has plunged …

Some cautionary notes on platform regulation

Diego Zuluaga // 03.11.2015
In a post last week, I welcomed Competition and Markets Authority chief Alex Chisholm’s plea for regulatory prudence on online …

Poland after the elections: the risk of growing state intervention

Marek Tatała // 29.10.2015
The elections held this Sunday 25 October have brought substantial change in the makeup of the Polish parliament. After eight …

The dark side of Italy’s postal privatisation

Massimiliano Trovato and Alberto Mingardi // 28.10.2015
On the Cato at Liberty blog, Chris Edwards shared some hopeful thoughts on the fate of postal …

A breath of fresh air in digital competition policy

Diego Zuluaga // 27.10.2015
Let’s say it loud and clear: There is hope for EU competition policy! After months of negative headlines and high-profile …

EU Member States’ bans on GM crops defy reason

Diego Zuluaga // 26.10.2015
On Sunday, the New York Times ran a powerful op-ed (“With GMO policies, Europe turns against science,” Sunday 25 Oct …