Blog
July 1, 2017
During the latest plenary session of the European Committee of the Regions, ECR President Markku Markkula painted a strikingly positive picture of the EU cohesion policy.
June 26, 2017
In 2015, Europeans were horrified by the chaos that unfolded in the Mediterranean Sea and shocked by how unprepared their national governments were to handle the large stream of migrants that followed.
June 23, 2017
The contribution of industry to the EU’s economy has been on a decline for more than 20 years.
June 21, 2017
With the potential for an early election by the end of the year, Italy must face the realities of its democratic system: cronyism and corruption; weak banks and Eurozone difficulties; and the suspicious, undeniable, link between the two.
June 16, 2017
In his now-classic work The myth of the rational voter, Bryan Caplan identifies four systematic biases about economics held by the average citizen.
June 9, 2017
The 2005 European Consensus on Development is a policy statement that commits the EU to eradicating global poverty, tackling inequalities, and building a fairer and more stable world.
June 6, 2017
Since the onset of the euro zone crisis, two schools of thought have emerged, offering different diagnoses of the single-currency area’s woes.
June 2, 2017
The European Commission released the European eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020 which lines up the goals for the EU’s progress towards a digitalised system.
June 1, 2017
The Tories’ poor showing in the general election has revitalised those who favour some form of ‘soft Brexit’.
