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December 1, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on December 1, 2020
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The Best Choice for the US Economy

The American presidential election was really about choosing the lesser of two evils. The combination of Biden as president and a Republican majority in the Senate may very well end up being the best possible political outcome – not just for the US but also the rest of us.
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November 27, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on November 27, 2020
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MARK TATALA DISCUSSES THE DECLINE OF THE RULE OF LAW IN POLAND FOR NEW EUROPE

Poland’s Law and Justice Party vetoed a resolution supporting linking EU funding to the rule of law. This makes a lot of sense given the concept has now all but gone in Poland, as Mark Tatala argues in New Europe.
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November 20, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on November 20, 2020
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Is Gaia-X Doomed to Fail

As we are nearing the end of the German presidency of the Council of the EU, it is time to assess the term’s projects and aspirations. One of these is GAIA-X, an initiative started by Germany and France to create a federated cloud infrastructure.
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November 17, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on November 17, 2020
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The East German Healthcare Phenomenon

The reunification of West Germany and East Germany took place 30 years ago, ending a period of around 45 years during which Germany had been divided. Following reunification, extensive investments were made in the eastern part of the country in order to even out differences in infrastructure, industrial development and access to education and healthcare.
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November 13, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on November 13, 2020
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SYED KAMALL WRITES FOR NEW EUROPE ON WHAT BIDEN’S VICTORY MEANS FOR GLOBAL TRADE

As President, Donald Trump was a disruptive force shown through the withdrawal from the TPP and ending of NAFTA. Joe Biden premiership, Syed Kamall argues, signals an improvement in international relations and an easing of protectionism.
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November 11, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on November 11, 2020
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Getting Quickly Out of Crises – What Do We Know?

Coronavirus has resulted in a major economic crisis, and caused immense damage to both the economy and people’s lives. This damage is both a result of voluntary social distancing and the draconian measures most Western governments have put in place in an effort to limit the spread of the virus.
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November 5, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on November 5, 2020
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FOR LIBRE MERCADO, ADAM BARTHA ARGUES THAT SPAIN IS A BAD EXAMPLE TO FOLLOW

Adam Bartha argues that the Spanish approach to mitigate the economic consequences of the pandemic is the wrong one to follow. The emphasis should be on economic deregulation to speed up the growth after the pandemic, not on tax hikes and government overregulation.
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November 3, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on November 3, 2020
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Crypto-assets in European Markets – a Strategy for the Future

The European Commission recently published a Digital Finance Strategy which includes concrete propositions for the regulation of crypto-assets. This is the first time a comprehensive legal framework for distributed ledger technology (DLT) and crypto-assets has been announced by the EU.
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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).