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Cécile Philippe, writing for Les Echos, highlights the challenges facing nuclear energy in Europe, including opposition from key EU commissioners and political uncertainty. She advocates for nuclear energy’s equal treatment among green options, emphasising its low CO2 emissions, energy independence benefits, and new advancements like small modular reactors.

Leonardas Marcinkevičius of the Lithuanian Free Market Institute joined The We Are Innovation Podcast to discuss the European Central Bank’s Digital Euro project, examining its implications for monetary policy and financial institutions as discussed in our recently-released briefing on the Digital Euro.

EPICENTER Director Adam Bartha features in the ECIPE webinar "Competitive Harmonisation and the 28th Regime." He highlights how overregulation and market fragmentation hinder EU competitiveness, advocating the need for a regulatory pause. He also emphasised the promotion of innovative frameworks like the 28th regime, and bold leadership to drive meaningful reform.

Expresso feature EPICENTER Director Adam Bartha's comments on the recent Romanian presidential elections. He discusses how Romania’s presidential election may shift its pro-NATO stance, as nationalist Georgescu aligns with Russian interests, impacting EU dynamics.

Research Director of KEFiM, EPICENTER's Greek member think tank, appears in Epoch Times to discuss the potential effects of a Trump presidency on the EU. He says that EU must reduce its trade dependence on the US, and seek free trade agreements with other economies as well as the United States.

EPICENTER's Nanny State Index features in Norwegian media outlet Liberaleren. Bested only by Türkiye, Norway's prohibitive regulation on alcohol, tobacco and food/soft drinks is intended to improve the public health of Norwegians, yet statistics show no correlation between nanny statism and a higher life expectancy.

Director of EPICENTER, Adam Bartha, has his comments on the recent Georgian Elections featured on Portuguese news outlet Expresso. The recent victory of the pro-Russian Georgian Dream party comes with reports of widespread vote-buying and intimidation in Georgia’s parliamentary elections. Adam urges the EU to demand transparency and resist Kremlin influence over Georgia’s democratic process.

Greek online newspaper Fortune Greece presents the solutions given by Head of Educational Programs at KEFiM, our Greek member think, George Archontas in response to the recent Draghi Plan. Building on our Market Force report, we suggest that to revitalise the EU, instead of the additional bureaucracy and potential overspending suggested, the EU should focus on efficient fund management and political coordination to ensure economic success.

EPICENTER's Nanny State Index, which ranks European countries based on their regulation of goods like tobacco, alcohol, and vaping, is featured on prominent German site BasicThinking.de. As of 2023, Germany ranks 30th on the Index, making it the least nanny-state country in Europe.