An Alternative EU Budget Read more An Alternative EU Budget examines whether the EU budget remains aligned with its original purpose of supporting the single market and addressing genuinely cross-border challenges. The Autocracy Playbook: Orbán’s Hungary and the price of institutional capture Read more The Autocracy Playbook analyses how sixteen years of Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz government captured and eroded Hungary’s core democratic institutions and economic freedoms. Carbon Theatre: Why the EU’s MSR Amendment Won’t Deliver Read more This briefing examines the European Commission’s proposed amendment to the Market Stability Reserve (MSR) within the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS). EU Regulatory Observatory: The TTD at a Crossroads Read more This briefing examines whether the proposed revision of the Tobacco Taxation Directive (TTD) is a genuine risk-proportionate reform or simply a revenue grab that undermines public health goals. The DMA Compliance Trap Read more This briefing examines a growing tension at the heart of EU digital regulation: how the Digital Markets Act (DMA) is being applied to artificial intelligence.