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31 May 2023
Germany has taken the top spot as the freest country in Europe once again, with the least amount of nannying regulations like banning, taxing, …
13 May 2021
The 2021 edition of the Nanny State Index, which has been expanded to 30 countries in Europe, shows that Germany has taken the top spot …
4 February 2021
A report published by the European Commission on 3 February 2021 proposes a range of nanny state interventions intended to reduce the consumption of …
Chris Snowdon // 12 January 2021
Some countries allow you to buy a beer at any time day or night. Others have total prohibition. The enormous differences in the way …
Christopher Snowdon // 28 November 2019
It seems unfair to call it a sweet shop. In the shopping centre north of Charlottenberg in south-western Sweden, barely four miles from Norway …
11 September 2019
The Epicenter Nanny State Index is a league table of the best and worst places in the European Union to eat, drink, smoke and …
30 April 2019
Germany has overtaken the Czech Republic to become the EU’s most liberal country, according to the 2019 edition of the Nanny State Index. Finland …
7 May 2018
Our new league table of nanny state regulation shows that punitive taxation and excessive regulation of safer nicotine alternatives has increased across the EU. …
Cecilia Sandell // 16 August 2017
On 29 June, EPICENTER’s Swedish partner, Timbro, published a report examining alcohol laws in Sweden. Within the Swedish political arena, alcohol consumption has always …
Christopher Snowdon // 10 May 2017
Today sees the publication of the 2017 edition of the Nanny State Index, a league table of the best and worst places in the …
10 May 2017
The EPICENTER Nanny State Index is the only comprehensive league table of lifestyle regulations. The latest data suggest that the EU is becoming a …
2 March 2017
It is widely believed that healthy eating is relatively expensive whereas ‘junk food’ is relatively cheap. This has led to an assumption that poor diets …
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