After the surprise victory for Alexis Tsipras and the Syriza party in January 2015, many were expecting them to deliver on their anti-austerity pledges that…
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The black sheep of the European Liberals
The article was originally published (in English) on the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies blog: https://www.martenscentre.eu/blog/black-sheep-european-liberals. The European Liberals and particularly the former head…
The States at Play: EU and U.S. Trade Negotiations
In April’s EU-U.S. Trade Relations meeting, U.S. Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland joked that he approached an official in the European Commission and asked,…
COPing with climate change: are the streets the new boardrooms?
On the first official day of the COP 24 in Katowice, Twitter buzzes every few hours with news: Trump and Xi Jinping negotiating trade, the…
PSA: Ryanair now literally charges you for your carry-on luggage.
We previously reported on Ryanair’s change in carry-on bag policy in early 2018. Now, as of November 2018, Ryanair’s bag policy has changed once again…
From Syria to Belgium: What’s it like to be a Refugee in the EU?
Imagine being a regular student in the third year of your university degree when violence and instability forces you not only to abandon your studies…
The Right to Not be Seen: How a Piece of Cloth is Dividing Europe
Denmark recently followed France’s example of banning face coverings in public places, hitting niqab-wearing Muslim women the hardest. Shortly after, a Muslim couple were denied…
Italy’s Very Basic Income Problem
Originally published on Italics Magazine. Recently, the Italian government announced that it has decided to take out some fresh new loans in order to finance their many…
The TV License – An Ancient Analogue Tax
Broadcast Television is a relatively new household technology, which was only introduced in the latter half of the 20th century. But in today’s rapidly evolving…
Trouble in Paradise? Why the tax haven blacklist caused such a commotion
A storm has been brewing in the world of taxation and now it has Brussels in its grip. The EU’s response to the Paradise Papers…