May 24, 2021
Last month, civil society and regulators celebrated World Consumer Rights Day, an occasion to mark the rights of consumers.
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May 18, 2021
Debt mutualisation across EU Member States has recently been brought to the forefront of discussion. Firstly, because of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) balance-sheet operations, through Eurozone members’ public debt purchases in financial markets or via TARGET2 balances, where the balance of payments amongst countries are recorded.
May 13, 2021
It yet remains to be seen if the vaccine will deliver the promise of a return to normal life, with no new waves of infections. European policymakers should consider adapting a zero Covid strategy to help their economies and enable more social freedoms. IEM’s Director, Cecile Philippe, writes for Mace Magazine.
April 26, 2021
In February, the Bank of Spain published its statistics on the Spanish public debt, indicating that state liabilities reached 117.08% of GDP at the end of 2020.
April 20, 2021
Imagine you just purchased a painting from Sotheby’s called Portrait of Edmond Belamy (“Portrait”) for $432,500. Portrait was AI-generated.
April 14, 2021
The United States lacks a comprehensive FTA with the EU, and the failed TTIP negotiations during the Obama era proved that there are significant barriers to achieving one.
April 7, 2021
Monetary policy could become a problem for the Eurozone as we recover from the pandemic.
April 7, 2021
Overall, the best way of maximising freedom and helping to restart international travel in a way that does not damage public health is through a vaccine passport. Although the passports should be abandoned when the threat of COVID-19 is mitigated, in the short-run this presents an effective mechanism for allowing freedom of movement to return – and supporting industries reliant on tourism.
March 29, 2021
Vaccine passports are all the rage right now in the EU. One of the largest consequences of the pandemic has been significant restrictions to free movement.
