In the looming trade war between the European Union and the United States, the consensus seems to be, that means to avoid this crisis are spare. Jean-Claude Juncker made it clear in a speech in Hamburg that “we also have to be this stupid”, in reference to the retaliatory tariffs on a number of American […]
In 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission suggested what is known as Rule 30e-3, which modernizes the way companies and mutual funds report disclosure reports to shareholders and the public. The idea: getting rid of the requirement to deliver a hard copy and moving to the option of sending these digitally. However, this change is […]
One day after the London bridge terrorist attack on June 3, 2017, a Twitter user by the name of @markantro posted a video in which the American TV broadcaster CNN can be seen setting up a counter-terrorism protest by Muslims. I talked to Mark, the man behind the video.
The story of a baker in the North East of France who was fined €3,000 for working above the legal maximum is really everything you need to know about what’s wrong with the country. Restrictive labour regulations and resentment towards the most productive in society is what makes France a truly awful place for lovers […]
In January, the European Parliament announced that it will set up a Special Committee on the Union’s authorization procedure for pesticides. This move comes after the re-authorization of the herbicide glyphosate, which has been under repeated fire from anti-GMO activist groups for alleged health concerns. This parliamentary committee “investigating potential failures in the EU’s system for renewing […]
Large number of NGOs claim to be standing up for consumer rights. Outside of the conventional practice of assisting consumers with misleading labeling or outright safety issues, many of these consumer activists aren’t that much about choices or about rights anymore, but about control. But what exactly are they advocating for?
Last week, US president Donald Trump announced tariffs on steel and aluminium, as a means to protect local American industries from foreign competition. This is in line with Trump’s general tendency towards economic protectionism, demonstrated by his support for tariffs on the Canadian manufacturer Bombardier’s C-series jets (planes which are partially produced in the UK […]
As the divorce between Britain and the European Union moves closer to its final deadline of March 2019, a number of observations can be made regarding the fallout. The overly optimistic “Leavers” and the forcefully hysterical “Remainers” are both wrong. For the most part, we cannot know what the future brings.
In a landmark ruling this week, the German Federal Administrative Court has decided that cities have the right to ban diesel cars. The federal states of Baden-Württemberg and Nordrhein-Westfalen had appealed against the decision of the states of Stuttgart and Düsseldorf to outlaw diesel cars on its roads.
President Trump announced that he will impose tariffs on steel and aluminium, as a way of protecting local industries against foreign imports. This news didn’t go down well in steel-producing European countries, and has seemingly obligated the European Union to respond to the U.S. administration.
Bill Wirtz 