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This paper examines persistent shortcomings in the European Union’s Better Regulation Framework and argues that formal procedural compliance has not translated into high-quality regulatory outcomes.
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EU climate policy has expanded into a complex system of overlapping instruments, sector-specific targets, and national obligations that raise costs without delivering additional emissions reductions. This paper argues that the growing regulatory layering undermines both cost-effectiveness and European competitiveness, while offering little environmental benefit under a binding emissions cap.
The 28th Regime and Europe’s Competitiveness: Big Upside, Hard Delivery
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This paper examines the European Commission’s proposal for an optional “28th Regime”, a single, EU-wide corporate framework intended to reduce regulatory fragmentation and strengthen Europe’s competitiveness.
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This paper examines Europe’s widening long-term capital deficit and its implications for competitiveness, innovation, and economic sovereignty.
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This paper evaluates the World Health Organisation’s recommended alcohol control “best buys” using evidence from 28 countries in the 2025 Nanny State Index. It finds no meaningful link between taxes, advertising bans or licensing restrictions and lower alcohol consumption, concluding that cultural, economic and demographic factors drive most variation.
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The EU Regulatory Quality Index evaluates how well recent EU directives adhere to the principles of better regulation.
