EPICENTER

Cécile Philippe, the president of the Économique Molinari Institute, an EPICENTER member think tank, was featured in Les Echoes Philippe argues that entrepreneurs and industry should not be detested, and that the behaviours of individuals and organisations that develop wealth are worthwhile for the betterment of society that the end products deliver.

Martin Pánek, the director of the EPICENTER partner, the Liberal Institute, was featured in Euro, a popular Czech news site, expressing his support for the Finance Minister’s plans to unify reduced VAT rates. However, he also criticised the government’s overarching strategy to tackle the cost-of-living crisis.

Christian Nasulea, the director of EPICENTER member think tank IES, was featured on a popular Romanian news program called Digi24, where he discussed the Social Democratic Party’s proposed implementation of new taxes on Romanian citizens. During the segment, he discussed how the cost-of-living crisis in the Eurozone is being further exacerbated by various state interventions across the economy, which are creating inflationary pressures that are affecting citizens.

Nicolas Marques, Senior Fellow at the EPICENTER member think tank Institut Économique Molinari, participated in a debate on demographic changes and pension reform. During the debate, Marques argued for necessary structural reforms to adapt pension systems to demographic changes. He presented the idea that the end of the baby boom and the decline in fertility necessitate changes to civil servants’ pensions so that they are not financed exclusively by the taxpayer.

EPICENTER member think tank TIMBRO’s report on excessive government market interventions was recently featured in Sweden’s leading daily newspaper, Dagens Industri. The report highlights how government intervention has contributed to inflationary pressures and recommends regulatory simplification and the abolition of government fees to lower inflation rates.