Former Swedish MP appointed new Director of EPICENTER

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Gustav Blix as the new Director of EPICENTER. Blix will take on his new post as …

German judges slam EC proposals to reform ISDS

Diego Zuluaga // 05.02.2016
The German Association of Judges has rejected the European Commission’s proposals for a separate public court to handle investment disputes. …

How Italy is doing, without the romance

Giacomo Lev Mannheimer // 03.02.2016
The founder of Public Choice theory, Nobel Laureate James Buchanan, called it “politics without romance”. Buchanan wanted to show …

The French State of Emergency

Greta Gietz // 28.01.2016
With the migrant crisis preoccupying Europe’s media and public debates, France’s “economic and social emergency” is easily forgotten.
France reported …

Commissioner Vestager misunderstands where the value of data lies

Diego Zuluaga // 18.01.2016
EurActiv reports this morning on a speech delivered by Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager at the DLD conference in Munich on …

The challenges of economic integration facing migrants and Germany

Greta Gietz // 14.01.2016
The New Year’s Eve attacks in Cologne have increased the pressure on Angela Merkel and are driving public debates on …