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March 25, 2022

EXPRESSO INTERVIEW WITH ADAM BARTHA ON EU ENERGY POLICY

While the US has made promises to supply more natural gas to Europe, questions have been raised regarding the US’s long-term capacity for such an arrangement. Despite searching for alternatives to Russian energy supplies, the energy crisis is already well underway. All options from fracking to nuclear power should be on the table going forward.
March 22, 2022

The Minimum Corporate Tax Directive And EU Challenges Today

At the end of 2021, the European Commission released a “Proposal for a council directive on ensuring a global minimum level of taxation for multinational groups in the Union.”
March 14, 2022

BRUSSELS REPORT FETURES LFMI’S BRIEF ON DMA

The LFMI’s recent brief entitled “Digital Market Act: Competition, Private Property, Innovation and the Interests of the Users’’ covers all of the complex issues brought about by this new proposed legislation. In drafting this act, the realities of innovation in technology are forgotten and political discourse instead takes the focus. Several key misunderstandings set out to hurt both consumers and businesses.
March 9, 2022

Where Did the Digital Market Act Lose Competition, Property, Innovation and User Interests?

The European Parliament, the European Commission, and the European Council continue negotiations on the Digital Markets Act (DMA), a proposed regulation aimed at curtailing the anti-competitive behaviour of big digital players and creating a level playing field for everybody. Intentions notwithstanding, the DMA is not likely to harmonise the field and may hurt end users and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in addition to the big platforms themselves and ultimately hamper this dynamic and innovative market.
March 9, 2022

LIBREMERCADO INTERVIEW WITH ADAM BARTHA

Discussing Irene Montero’s recent large spending plan to accommodate inequality in Spain, Adam Bartha weighs in on solutions. Bartha affirms that empty political taglines and more large fiscal plans do not lead to real equality driven policy. Instead, real feminist policy originates from freer market conditions.
February 28, 2022

The Battle for Free Societies

Many classical liberals dedicate their professional lives to making their societies freer, fairer, and more prosperous. We are battling bad ideas that would impoverish our neighbours, we are combatting populists who would dismantle our liberal-democratic institutions, and we are outlining ideas for a world where merit and morals based on the ideas of freedom contribute to a better life for all.
February 28, 2022

EXPRESSO INTERVIEW WITH ADAM BARTHA ON UKRAINE

Adam Bartha discusses the evolving Ukraine invasion and Russian sanctions. Bartha covers the potential effects on Russian leadership, what a Post – Putin Russia might constitute and steps that EU leaders should take to achieve an ideal outcome in Ukraine.
February 23, 2022

Oxfam’s Bad Ideas Entrench Poverty, Disease and Destitution

Oxfam is back to their old tricks, making pseudoscientific claims about inequality. It is once again hating on the rich while backing policies that will do nothing to alleviate the suffering of the world’s poor.

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EPICENTER publications and contributions from our member think tanks are designed to promote the discussion of economic issues and the role of markets in solving economic and social problems. As with all EPICENTER publications, the views expressed here are those of the author and not EPICENTER or its member think tanks (which have no corporate view).