Last week, the European Bicycle Manufacturers Association (EBMA) filed an anti-dumping complaint to the European Commission, demanding immediate action against mass low-cost Chinese productions of e-bikes. According to these manufacturers, Chinese e-bikes are heavily subsidised and dumped on the European market at discounted prices. According to the association, China is “heavily subsidising” and “illegally dumping” large numbers […]
Seborga, a village of 320 inhabitants in the province of Imperia, is located around 10 kilometers from the Italian riviera and about 25 kilometers from the French border with Italy. The road to the mountainy town is often narrow and steep, as are many villages in the region. Entering Seborga, visitors are first confronted with […]
Last week, the Spanish constitutional court decided to put a fine of over $14,000 on the organizers of the Catalonian independence referendum, for every day that it continues. Prior to this decision, thousands of referendum ballots had been seized by the central government, as Spain considers its rebellious region to behave unconstitutionally. Catalonia, currently a […]
Despite the news in France currently being dominated by labor market reforms and the protests against it, drug policy reform remains majorly important the country of croissants and baguettes. On the question of legalization of marijuana, Macron is attempting to soften the repressive drug policy that is applied in France until now. This makes supporters […]
Disclaimer: The goal of this story is to show the advantages and disadvantages of a society living according to a model of Free-Market Environmentalism. It is embedded in the idea that no economic or judicial system can be just or comfortable. It is inspired, amongst others, by an article by Ryan McMaken of the Mises […]
I was recently featured by a blogger who writes about Catalan independence. The blogpost can be read here.
Last week, the US Department of Commerce released a statement in which it announced new tariffs on Canadian plane imports. The description “Duty Determination on Imports of 100- to 150-Seat Large Civil Aircraft From Canada“ will sound oddly specific to most readers, but very familiar to people interested in civil aviation. One-hundred to 150-seat Canadian aircrafts are currently […]
The Republic of Georgia parachuted into law a plan mandating plain packaging for all tobacco products. As of now, only Australia, the United Kingdom and France make it compulsory for cigarettes to be sold in neutral packs without colors or branding. Now, the Caucasus region will follow suit.
While the question of CO2-emissions becomes increasingly worrying for most members of society, the answer from many government officials sounds dim. As of now, the reduction of pollution with the greenhouse gas is only dealt with through advocacy of lower consumption: we institute daylight saving times, No Car days or ban plastic bags. Whether or […]
On September 24, Germans headed to the polls to elect a new parliament. Despite Angela Merkel’s Christian-Democrat CDU/CSU losing massively in support, she remains in a position of forming a government in the coming months. Her Social-Democrat rival Martin Schulz however lost his shot at the Chancellor’s office and announced on Sunday evening that his […]
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