August 27, 2025
Sweden is the only country in the EU where snus, a tobacco pouch placed between the upper lip and the gums, is permitted for sale. At the same time, it has the lowest smoking rate in the EU, nearing 5%.
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June 19, 2024
The European Union functions, to a remarkable degree, as a cooperation between states, and not as a state formation in itself.
February 6, 2024
Poor policymaking has significantly contributed to Europe’s challenges across various fields. Despite politicians’ professed commitment to evidence-based policymaking, the paper highlights how decisions are infected by populism and short-termism.
February 25, 2021
Europe is a continent of small and medium-sized nations, and many citizens in these nations wish to form even smaller ones.
February 18, 2021
Last spring, my colleague Chris Snowdon compiled an amusing Twitter thread highlighting examples of commentators and activists who were using the pandemic as a new excuse to peddle their old pet causes.
December 8, 2020
In light of the recent terrorist attacks in mainland Europe, the Council of the European Union has released a draft resolution to reconsider encryption legislation.
December 4, 2020
Facing the competition from North America and Asia, the European Union has proposed the launch of an ambitious €100 billion budget plan for funding Research and Innovation (R&I) from 2021 to 2027.
November 20, 2020
As we are nearing the end of the German presidency of the Council of the EU, it is time to assess the term’s projects and aspirations.
November 3, 2020
The European Commission recently published a Digital Finance Strategy which includes concrete propositions for the regulation of crypto-assets.