May 12, 2026
The Alternative Multiannual Financial Framework examines whether the EU budget remains aligned with its original purpose of supporting the single market and addressing genuinely cross-border challenges.
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May 7, 2026
The Autocracy Playbook analyses how sixteen years of Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz government captured and eroded Hungary’s core democratic institutions and economic freedoms.
April 29, 2026
This briefing examines a growing tension at the heart of EU digital regulation: how the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is being applied to artificial intelligence.
April 22, 2026
This briefing examines whether the proposed revision of the Tobacco Taxation Directive (TTD) is a genuine risk-proportionate reform or simply a revenue grab that undermines public health goals.
April 14, 2026
In Expresso.pt, Epicenter’s Adam Bartha analyzed the early steps of Péter Magyar’s government in Hungary, noting its continued reliance on Russian energy and rejection of a fast-track EU accession for Ukraine. He assessed whether this signals a real shift toward free-market reforms or a continuation of pragmatic but interventionist policies that have held back Hungary’s economic performance in recent years.
April 14, 2026
In Reason.com, Epicenter’s Adam Bartha commented on the defeat of Viktor Orbán and the prospects for free-market reforms under new Prime Minister Péter Magyar. He noted that Hungary has fallen from one of the top post-communist performers to the second-worst EU member due to Orbán’s cronyism and state intervention, and expressed cautious optimism that the new government could shift toward genuine free-market policies, drawing lessons from Poland’s stronger reform record.
April 9, 2026
This briefing examines a growing tension at the heart of EU digital regulation: how the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is being applied to artificial intelligence.
April 1, 2026
The EU has placed regulatory simplification at the centre of its competitiveness agenda, with the Environmental Omnibus presented as a flagship effort to reduce administrative burdens while preserving environmental ambition.
March 25, 2026
This paper argues that the case for large-scale EU-funded transport projects is often overstated, with persistent cost overruns, delays, and questionable economic returns undermining their value to taxpayers.
