The European Commission is attempting to secretly consult member states on unanimity voting on tax issues through a consultation process launched just before Christmas.
[Video] It’s time for Macron to go
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. I’m giving my view on why French president Emmanuel Macron needs to go.
Los partidos verdes estan reciclando viejas ideas socialistas
Europa ha sido golpeada por una ola verde en la política, con ambientalistas que superan estructuralmente a los partidos socialdemócratas de los establecimientos. Pero no se trata tanto del cambio climático como de un cambio de marca del socialismo para los votantes jóvenes
Social democracy is dead, long live socialism
Europe has been hit by a Green wave in politics, with environmentalists structurally outperforming establishment social democrat parties. But it isn’t so much about climate change as it is a rebranding of socialism for young voters. Beware of the consequences.
Should Russia’s chequebook diplomacy be a real concern in Europe?
The European Union is debating whether or not to include more countries from the Balkans in the organisation. The narrative is: integrate them into the West now, before they become puppets of Putin’s Russia. But is that really true?
[Video] How the EU buys itself young people’s support (with your money)
Click down below to see my latest video on EU Updates. Where does the EU gather this sudden support of young people?
[REPORTAGE] Reaktiounen am Ausland op Lëtzebuerger Walen
Dëse Reportage gouf fir RTL Radio Lëtzebuerg produzéiert, an ass de 16. Oktober ausgestraalt ginn. No de Chamberswahlen e Sonnden gouf och am Ausland reagéiert. E bësse schnell huet EUObserver zu Bréissel schon um Méinden de Moie geschriwwen dass de Premierminister Xavier Bettel géing um Pouvoir bleiwen. De fréiere belsche Premier a Chef vun der […]
5 things you need to know about Europe’s migration row
The European Union finds itself in a massive debate over migration. Ever since waves of migrants began arriving on the shores of Europe, states have given very different responses, ranging from a complete refusal to accept them, to criticism of countries that “don’t do their part.” In an effort to sort out the mess, the […]
Europa Środkowo-Wschodnia was jeszcze zaskoczy
Gdy byłem nastolatkiem, nie wyobrażałem sobie, żeby Europa Środkowo-Wschodnia mogła być pożądanym kierunkiem podróży. Składam to po części na karb zachodniego systemu edukacyjnego.
I searched Twitter for “European values”. Now I’m more confused than before.
In my first article for this blog, which happened to be republished from a column of mine for the Foundation for Economic Education, I asked what “European values” are supposed to be, and who gets to determine them. In the year leading up to the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, this question is […]
Bill Wirtz 