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2 June 2022
The Consumer Choice Center recently welcomed our Director, Adam Bartha, to discuss the sixth round of economic sanctions on Russia. The discussion revolved around …
25 March 2022
While the US has made promises to supply more natural gas to Europe, questions have been raised regarding the US’s long-term capacity for such …
14 March 2022
The LFMI’s recent brief entitled “Digital Market Act: Competition, Private Property, Innovation and the Interests of the Users’’ covers all of the complex issues …
9 March 2022
Discussing Irene Montero’s recent large spending plan to accommodate inequality in Spain, Adam Bartha weighs in on solutions. Bartha affirms that empty political taglines …
28 February 2022
Adam Bartha discusses the evolving Ukraine invasion and Russian sanctions. Bartha covers the potential effects on Russian leadership, what a Post – Putin Russia …
10 February 2022
European legislators venture to tackle big tech with the new Digital Markets Act provision. The European Parliament’s diversion from the original text on interoperability …
9 February 2022
Cécile Philippe, President of the IEM, was interviewed on domestic French taxation issues to discussions on what role the EU plays in the French …
27 January 2022
The single charger proposals speak to a deeper issue with the EU’s mindset. This is superfluous intervention, built on spurious grounds, that will only …
27 October 2021
Of the 13 agreements that have been ratified between 2012 and 2019, the Italian Parliament has ratified only 4, all during the same parliamentary …
18 October 2021
Of the 13 agreements that have been ratified between 2012 and 2019, the Greek Parliament has ratified only 4, all during the same parliamentary …
The opposition parties in Greece, Italy and Spain tend to oppose the ratification of these agreements for environmental concerns and the protection of domestic …
16 October 2021
Of the 13 Free Trade Agreements that have been ratified between 2012 and 2019, the Greek Parliament has ratified only four. All during the …
A new study published by the EPICENTER network in collaboration with three of its member organizations, including KEFIM, Fundacion Civismo, and Istituto Bruno Leoni, …
15 October 2021
17 September 2021
Overall, the EU has an economic freedom score of 7.78 out of 10, which has been stable for the past decade. To put this …
11 August 2021
Afghanistan is a textbook example of the sunk cost fallacy – where throwing additional financial and human resources at the problem will not improve …
6 July 2021
In order to deliver a successful strategy, to avoid conflicts between EU Member States and the European Commission, the best strategy is to conceive …
1 July 2021
The Consumer Choice Center interviewed our Director for a podcast on the Belarusian sanctions. Adam Bartha praised the EU for implementing further sanctions on …
29 June 2021
The European Commission claims that the Digital Services Act (DSA) will deliver much-needed harmonisation and clarity of regulation. In fact, it introduces new risks …
16 June 2021
The ECB’s accounts have become the waste-bin for the financial garbage of the entire Eurozone. In this zero-sum game, there are winners and losers. At …
10 June 2021
A transatlantic tech partnership would spur collaborations between governments and companies to rebalance the rising Chinese tech industry. With optimal innovation policies, Chinese state-sponsored …
13 May 2021
It yet remains to be seen if the vaccine will deliver the promise of a return to normal life, with no new waves of …
7 April 2021
Overall, the best way of maximising freedom and helping to restart international travel in a way that does not damage public health is through …
2 March 2021
There is scepticism towards the EU-China Comprehensive Agreement’s effective capacity to truly level the playing field diplomatically. Critics have pointed out that while the …
16 February 2021
Milano Post presents the main points of the new Index of Liberalisation, with the UK holding the first position and Italy the sixth position. …
15 February 2021
La Repubblica shows that Italy is among the most liberalised countries of Europe by referring to the Index of Liberalisation 2020. The article also …
1 February 2021
Public debt could soar to as much as 126% of GDP should Catalonia leave the EU and Spain. Research conducted by Civismo & EPICENTER …
The article summarises the main points of EPICENTER’s analysis on the economic costs of a hypothetical independence of Catalonia. Read the article in Spanish …
The article summarises the main points of EPICENTER’s and Civismo’s analysis on the economic costs of a hypothetical independence of Catalonia. Read the full …
28 January 2021
The new IBL report shows that existing international comparisons measuring obesity are flawed as a result of inaccurate data being compiled on a national …
24 December 2020
On the ConsEUmer Podcast Adam Bartha discusses the rule of law situation across Europe and the European Commissions new mechanism to combat illiberal democracies. …
27 November 2020
Poland’s Law and Justice Party vetoed a resolution supporting linking EU funding to the rule of law. This makes a lot of sense given …
13 November 2020
As President, Donald Trump was a disruptive force shown through the withdrawal from the TPP and ending of NAFTA. Joe Biden premiership, Syed Kamall …
5 November 2020
Adam Bartha argues that the Spanish approach to mitigate the economic consequences of the pandemic is the wrong one to follow. The emphasis should …
29 October 2020
On Al Jazeera Adam Bartha discusses the impacts of new restrictions on European economies. He argued that poor domestic policy has made the economic …
15 October 2020
EURACTIV features the latest International Tax Competitiveness Index. The article outlines that Estonia has the most competitive tax system globally. This is highlighted by …
14 October 2020
The International Tax Competitiveness found that Italy has the worst tax regime in the whole of Europe. Anse Politics feature the report describing the …
21 September 2020
Dorottya Tornai analyses the link between the rise in populism and the decline in economic freedom. She argues that this signals caution to those …
18 September 2020
In her state of the union address there is a convenient lack of substance on the rule of law from Von der Leyen. EU …
6 August 2020
Fears of a new cold war with China are growing day by day. A new foreign policy is needed in Europe to prevent a …
28 July 2020
The CAP is an ineffective tool to address the true problems agriculture is facing amidst the pandemic. For Liberal, Ombeline Lemarchal argues that the …
21 July 2020
The EU never let a good crisis go to waste, and they’re not wasting this one. However, Adam Bartha argues that they must be …
13 July 2020
Andrzej Duda victory in the Polish elections signals a further decline of the rule of law in Poland. For Expresso, Adam Bartha argues that …
Hungary’s dissent into autocracy represents a crisis of the European Union. Members of the European Parliament should be more careful not to support the …
7 May 2020
Adam Bartha is interviewed by Libertania on the Brexit process, the path that the EU is taking, and the pandemic. Read the full interview …
27 April 2020
Calls for price controls to help prevent Covid related price shocks do not make sense. For Liberal, Klaus Ulrich shows that if anti price …
6 April 2020
Adam Bartha talks to Mike Graham on TalkRadio on Hungarian populism. Listen the the whole conversation here.
3 April 2020
Adam Bartha describes the descent into autocracy in Hungary. Under the illusion of an emergency, tyrannical powers have been passed that provide the Prime …
30 March 2020
In EU Reporter Adam Bartha warns about a bill passed in Hungary seeking to suspend the Parliament indefinitely establishing rule by decree. He argues …
27 March 2020
Does the lack of European Champions show that the EU merger policy is too strict? Zine-Eddine Aklil answers no. Rather, the EU should look …
23 March 2020
Turkey has taken the brunt of the refugee crisis taking in 3.6 Million refugees. Adam Bartha argues for 1828 that the EU should do …
18 March 2020
The rising popularity of populism across Europe should not be met with a more populist EU. It is also a common misconception that populist …
4 March 2020
Syed Kamall shows that rent controls are not the solution to London’s housing crisis. In Sweden, this policy saw the development of a strong …
24 January 2020
Emma Revell uses EPICENTER publication to show that rent controls have failed in Sweden. London would be mistaken to take up a policy that …
22 January 2020
Sadiq Khan’s proposals to introduce rent controls are unfounded. Emily Carver shows through the example of Sweden that this policy creates a gameable system …
The example of Sweden shows that rent controls do not work. In Stockholm 670,000 people are currently waiting for housing out of a population …
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