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April 23, 2025
EU sanctions against Russia can be divided into four groups. The first group consists of sanctions on approximately 2,400 specific individuals, ranging from politicians to oligarchs and propagandists. These individuals have had their European assets frozen and are banned from entering Europe. From the perspective of the Slovak economy, this part of the sanctions is completely insignificant.
April 17, 2025
EU policymakers have noted that growing the region’s economy while maintaining its bureaucratic red tape is like trying to run a marathon in iron shoes.
April 9, 2025
Amid the heated transatlantic disputes of the last few weeks and the realisation that the US wants to play a smaller role in the defence of Europe, one thing is becoming clearer – the EU in the coming years will have to invest more in defence.
April 2, 2025
“Why Liberalism Failed” is the title of a bestseller published in 2018 by Patrick J. Deneen, an American political scientist. It is a book that would have been unthinkable 30 years ago. Back then, liberalism seemed to be the only possible future: the Iron Curtain had fallen and free democracies were on the rise.
March 19, 2025
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) recently published a report in which they called for the introduction of a Youth Mobility Scheme between the UK and the EU. This echoes last year’s calls by the EU Commission for a similar scheme.
March 12, 2025
Published by Prometheus on March 12, 2025
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‘Sabre rattling’ (as German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier lamented in 2016 regarding warnings against Russia’s expansion) can be heard from all sides: The Green Party's candidate for Chancellor, Robert Habeck states the goal of spending 3.5 per cent of GDP on defence.
March 7, 2025
The concept of the digital euro – a form of electronic money issued by the European Central Bank (ECB) – is rapidly moving from theory to reality; yet, its fundamental purpose remains ambiguous.
February 27, 2025
Several competitiveness rankings assess factors such as law enforcement, infrastructure, and taxation law from a business perspective. However, they often lack accessible and practical explanations of how these factors impact the daily operations of small businesses.
February 13, 2025
At a time when nuclear power is enjoying a resurgence of enthusiasm among a section of public opinion and among major players such as Amazon, Google and Microsoft, who are investing billions in it to power their data centres while limiting CO2 emissions, the new European Commission includes two representatives in key positions who are notoriously opposed to nuclear power.
