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Telecoms and innovation

3 May 2023

Until recently, the telecommunications market was held up as an EU success story, with Europeans emerging as the big winners. European consumers were indeed …

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An evidence-based tobacco products directive

15 March 2023

Work is underway at the European Union to develop a third Tobacco Products Directive. This briefing outlines a number of simple measures that could …

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EU Minimum Wage Will Harm Subsidiarity and Low-Income Earners

7 December 2022

The briefing reviews the newly passed directive on adequate minimum wages in the EU and investigates its potential negative impacts on traditional collective bargaining …

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The case against energy price caps

6 October 2022

As energy prices soar this year, policymakers in the European Union and the United Kingdom have proposed various measures aimed at limiting energy inflation. …

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Fast tracking Ukraine

6 July 2022

Granting candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova in June 2022 was an important and worthwhile step taken by the EU. Yet, as currently devised, …

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Time to question the entrepreneurial state and the mission economy

16 June 2022

The EU and its member states are increasingly adopting a mission-oriented approach to tackling today’s pressing challenges. This line of thinking has been inspired …

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