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June 3, 2026
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.
May 27, 2026
Sometimes, late at night, an uncomfortable thought surfaces: who is actually going to pay for all of this? The growing national debt, the ever-expanding social promises, the risinA study published in BMJ Public Health has claimed that Lithuania’s ban on alcohol advertising led to a 35% reduction in teenage drunkenness.g federal subsidies for pensions and welfare.
April 15, 2026
Published by Prometheus on April 15, 2026
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Sometimes, late at night, an uncomfortable thought surfaces: who is actually going to pay for all of this? The growing national debt, the ever-expanding social promises, the rising federal subsidies for pensions and welfare.
March 31, 2026
Healthcare systems across Europe face a structural crisis. Ageing populations, staff shortages, and rigid competency boundaries are intensifying pressure on services across all member states.
February 18, 2026
By a narrow vote the European Parliament has effectively blocked the entry into force of the partnership agreement with Mercosur.
February 10, 2026
With Donald Trump rewriting the rules of international trade, the European economy is doomed to be nothing more than a playground for its competitors, unless, of course, Europe supports a truly ambitious industrial policy.
January 21, 2026
Frédéric Bastiat was a French economist, journalist, and member of the National Assembly after the 1848 revolution.
January 14, 2026
The Danish Social Democrat-Liberal-Moderate coalition government was formed on the grounds that defence must be strengthened and that the bill must be financed through reforms.
January 8, 2026
Donald Trump's threat of a 100% tariff on medicines, with the exception of generics, is for now a blank shot. The announcement led American companies to import more in September, for example, from Switzerland, to increase their stocks.
