Milano Post presents the main points of the new Index of Liberalisation, with the UK holding the first position and Italy the sixth position. Carlo Stagnaro also provides some comments, notably on the pandemic’s impacts on the future of liberalisation.

La Repubblica shows that Italy is among the most liberalised countries of Europe by referring to the Index of Liberalisation 2020. The article also presents the main points of the report by IBL and Epicenter.

The article summarises the main points of EPICENTER’s and Civismo’s analysis on the economic costs of a hypothetical independence of Catalonia.

The article summarises the main points of EPICENTER’s analysis on the economic costs of a hypothetical independence of Catalonia.

Public debt could soar to as much as 126% of GDP should Catalonia leave the EU and Spain. Research conducted by Civismo & EPICENTER revealing the costs of independence is featured in El Mundo.

The new IBL report shows that existing international comparisons measuring obesity are flawed as a result of inaccurate data being compiled on a national level. Such distortion of statistics leads to significant problems in policy making.

On the ConsEUmer Podcast Adam Bartha discusses the rule of law situation across Europe and the European Commissions new mechanism to combat illiberal democracies.

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 the concept has now all but gone in Poland, as Mark Tatala argues in New Europe.

As President, Donald Trump was a disruptive force shown through the withdrawal from the TPP and ending of NAFTA. Joe Biden premiership, Syed Kamall argues, signals an improvement in international relations and an easing of protectionism.