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September 2, 2026
Published by Timbro on September 2, 2026
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Why Iceland’s Oligarchs Triumphed Over Europe

Iceland’s rejection of the EU is the result of a campaign by the major fishing companies. Carl-Vincent Reimers travels to Reykjavik and is reminded of how important it is to have a business community that champions an open market rather than just its own commercial interests.
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June 3, 2026
Published by Timbro on June 3, 2026
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One Size Fits None: The Ecodesign Regulation’s Problem with Small Business

The EU’s new Ecodesign Regulation is presented as technical environmental policy, but – contrary to the ambitions to reduce the regulatory burden – it means that both companies’ scope for innovation and consumers’ freedom of choice are curtailed.
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September 30, 2025
Published by Timbro on September 30, 2025
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Draghi’s Dilemma: Competitiveness, Great Power Competition, and Europe’s Next Move

A year after the release of the Draghi Report, little progress has been made in implementing the reforms that were mapped as urgent. The current political rhetoric of the Commission calling for Europe to wake up and calling for urgency in implementing reforms, is inconsistent with the pace of action.
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