Briefings

August 11, 2021

Mind the Gap: Pay Transparency Provisions in the Eu

The European Commission seeks to strengthen the principle of equal pay for work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms.
June 30, 2021

The Eu’s Digital Package and the Role of National Competition Authorities

The European Union has targeted large online platforms as potential threats to competition in the digital world. According to the Commission’s Vice President and Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager, “many gatekeepers play a dual role, as both player and referee.
June 9, 2021

The Digital Markets Act: Precaution Over Innovation

On 15 December 2020, the EU Commission released a proposal for a Regulation on Contestable and Fair Markets in the Digital Sector – referred as the ”Digital Markets Act” (hereinafter ”DMA”).
May 18, 2021

We’ve Got a Serious Pan-european Constitutional Problem

Debt mutualisation across EU Member States has recently been brought to the forefront of discussion. Firstly, because of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) balance-sheet operations, through Eurozone members’ public debt purchases in financial markets or via TARGET2 balances, where the balance of payments amongst countries are recorded.
February 4, 2021

Over-reach: the Eu’s Lifestyle Regulation Plans

A report published by the European Commission on 3 February 2021 proposes a range of nanny state interventions intended to reduce the consumption of alcohol, tobacco, e-cigarettes and ‘unhealthy food’ (European Commission 2021).

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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).