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 […]
Lorsque le président de la Commission européenne, M. Jean-Claude Juncker, a mentionné dans son discours sur l’état de l’union au Parlement européen, qu’il est inacceptable que certains États membres obtiennent mieux que d’autres des produits de qualité inférieure dans leur supermarché, de nombreux citoyens d’Europe centrale et de l’Est ont dû se sentir soulagés. Le […]
Dieser Artikel wurde für die luxemburgische Tageszeitung “Lëtzebuerger Journal” geschrieben. Die Rubrik “ZOOM” greift junge, alternative und unternehmerische Themen auf und bringt sie den Lesern näher. (Text in veränderter Form im Print) Wer elektrische Gitarre mag, der kann sich vielleicht daran erinnern welchen Kulturschock das Aufkommen dieses Instruments vor wenigen Jahrzehnten auslöste. Mit einem ehr […]
CETA, TTIP, ISDS: In den vergangenen Jahren haben zahlreiche Akronyme die Debatte um die Handelspolitik der Europäischen Union dominiert. Zahlreiche großangelegte Proteste in mehreren europäischen Großstädten gegen die Freihandelsgespräche zwischen der EU und den Vereinigten Staaten oder Kanada fanden in den letzten Jahren statt. Es stellt sich die Frage, wer die Anti-Freihandels-Rhetorik anheizt, die die öffentliche Meinung […]
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.
CETA, TTIP, ISDS : de nombreux acronymes dominent le débat sur les politiques commerciales de l’Union européenne. Ces dernières années, de nombreuses manifestations à grande échelle ont été organisées contre les traités commerciaux entre l’UE et les États-Unis ou le Canada. Qui alimente la rhétorique anti-libre-échange que l’opinion publique semble aussi accepter ? La réponse […]
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 […]
Bill Wirtz 