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March 31, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on March 31, 2020
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What the EU Can Learn From Swiss and Scandinavian Carbon Tax Policies

The EU has established a plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions through a €1tn European Green Deal. It aims to make the entire bloc carbon neutral by 2050. It includes a measure that, until now, has been considered too unwieldy, provocative, and legally troublesome for any nation to adopt: a carbon border tax.
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March 30, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on March 30, 2020
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ADAM BARTHA WARNS ABOUT HUNGARY’S DESCENT INTO TOTALITARIANISM IN EU REPORTER

In EU Reporter Adam Bartha warns about a bill passed in Hungary seeking to suspend the Parliament indefinitely establishing rule by decree. He argues that we must be cautious of inappropriate uses of emergency powers during COVID-19 and not allow autocrats to tighten their grip on power.
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March 27, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on March 27, 2020
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ZINE-EDDINE AKLIL COMMENTS ON EUROPEAN MERGER POLICY FOR LIBERAL

Does the lack of European Champions show that the EU merger policy is too strict? Zine-Eddine Aklil answers no. Rather, the EU should look to adopt behavioural remedies like the US to create its new superpowers.
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March 18, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on March 18, 2020
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OTTO BRONS-PETERSEN WRITES FOR LIBERAL ON THE THREAT OF A POPULIST EU

The rising popularity of populism across Europe should not be met with a more populist EU. It is also a common misconception that populist tendencies in Europe call for more redistribution and protectionism.
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March 16, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on March 16, 2020
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Is the European Commission to Blame for the Absence of European Champions?

Following the veto of the Alstom-Siemens merger, the European Commission has been criticised for preventing the creation of “European champions” of comparable size to those emerging from the United States in the digital field or China in the industrial field.
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March 11, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on March 11, 2020
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The Pursuit of a More Popular EU May Be a Risky and Hazardous Business

Britain has left the EU. Politicians in Brussels and Member States are seeking a mission for The Union that has broad public appeal in order to gain support from populist tendencies instead of becoming the victim of them.
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March 11, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on March 11, 2020
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Giving the EU-GCC Trade Relations a Chance

Oman started 2020 off on the right foot when it comes to economic freedom. Only a few days before Sultan Qaboos passed away on January 10th, a new Foreign Capital Investment Law (FCIL) came into force to visibly lower barriers to foreign investment in the Sultanate.
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March 5, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on March 5, 2020
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The Education Voucher, a Proposal for Excellence

The idea behind education vouchers has a solid academic and research backing. This arguably began in the 1950s with Nobel Laureate Milton Friedman proposing various models for public-private partnerships to guarantee that basic services were provided more efficiently and with greater freedom of choice.
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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).