For those in (and around) Bratislava, Slovakia: on May 28, I will be speaking at an event organised by Paralelná Polis and Students For Liberty Slovakia, on the topic “How European is the European Union?”. Information about the event, as well as tickets can be found here and here.
When a country joins the European Union, it has to accept the “four freedoms,” namely the free movement of capital, goods, services, and people. This is different from a European treaty that exists independently of the EU: the Schengen agreement.
In 2020, the Netherlands will host the ninth conference of parties of the so-called WHO-FCTC treaty. During this conference, world leaders and public health advocates discuss the ways in which smoking prevalence can be curbed.
For those in (and around) Vienna, Austria: I will be interviewed by Kai Weiss about the upcoming European elections in a public event (in English) on May 22. The event is organised by the Friedrich August von Hayek Institute, in cooperation with Students For Liberty Austria. You can find more information about the event, as […]
The sharing economy is not only a different way of presenting services such as Uber or Airbnb, but actually a wide range of companies that operate on the basis of shared resources to maximise their utility. Innovations in this area, however, require rethinking the State’s current authorisation system to give more flexibility to companies, employees […]
Join me on the upcoming Tuesday, at the CEVRO Institute in Prague, where I’ll be discussing Brexit and the state of the European Union, together with Daniel Hannan MEP (ECR-United Kingdom), Alexandr Vondra (ODS) – former Minister of Defence under Czech PM Petr Nečas, Petr Bartoň from Natland Group, Lukáš Kovanda from the Czech Fund, […]
For those in (and around) Prague, Czech Republic, I’ll hope to see you at Café Kampus on tomorrow evening, where I’ll be speaking. The topic of my talk is “Why you shouldn’t vote in the European elections”, and marks my second appearance at the Liberty Evenings organised by Students For Liberty Czech Republic. You can […]
Prominent ALDE members are continuously criticising the EPP and the ECR for the parties that hold their membership. And indeed, the Hungarian Fidesz is rightfully criticised for still being a part of the European People’s Party. Yours truly has been a part of this conversation. ALDE group leader Guy Verhofstadt continuously goes after Manfred Weber […]
Democratic 2020 candidate Andrew Yang is running on a platform that includes the creation of a universal basic income (UBI) of $1,000 per month for every American citizen. The reason this proposal would end in an accumulation of demands through public pressure is best explained by Yang himself. The likeable candidate I’ll make a glaring […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has called for the renegotiation of the Schengen agreement, which guarantees the right to free movement between the signatory countries in Europe. Paired with some of his other statements, this demonstrates how hypocritical France’s head of state can really be.
Bill Wirtz 