May 15, 2019
For as long as capitalism has existed, debate has flourished between those who challenged its rise and those who sought to alter its direction or simply to take advantage of its existence.
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May 14, 2019
Ahead of the European elections, the European Commission has taken the opportunity to open a debate around EU decision-making.
April 15, 2019
The intentions of the EU Mobility Package might be correct; to improve the conditions for long-haul truckers in the EU.
March 22, 2019
A consumer organisation called foodwatch recently demanded that the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU put an end to its partnership with Coca-Cola.
March 1, 2019
In an IEA report published in 2013, I showed that large sums of taxpayers’ money are given to political pressure groups by the European Commission.
March 1, 2019
The Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market (the “Directive”) is back. The issues with the Directive were described in our September 2018 briefing The Copyright Directive – The EU Battles the Internet.
January 31, 2019
Disputes between Russian Gas powerhouse Gazprom and Ukraine’s national gas company Naftogaz have sparked a firestorm of political and economic debate.
January 1, 2019
On 20th December, the European Commission launched a (relatively brief) consultation on moving from unanimity to qualified majority voting (QMV) in the Council on certain tax issues. The public consultation closes on the 17th January, with “indicative planning” to be carried out this quarter.
January 1, 2019
The Employment Flexibility Index of LFMI quantifies a great divergence in employment regulations between EU countries. Of the 41 countries included in the index (EU and OECD countries), Denmark and the United States were ranked as having the most flexible labour regulations, while France and Luxembourg were ranked last.