EPICENTER in the Media

November 6, 2024

EPICENTER’S NANNY STATE INDEX MENTIONED IN NORWAY’S LIBERALEREN

EPICENTER's Nanny State Index, led by Resident IEA Lifestyle Economist Christopher Snowdon with contributions from many other EPICENTER members, 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 the Norwegian populace, and yet statistics show that there is no correlation between nanny statism and a higher life expectancy?
October 31, 2024

ADAM BARTHA’S COMMENTS ON GEORGIAN ELECTIONS FEATURE TWICE IN EXPRESSO

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.
October 22, 2024

FORTUNE GREECE REFERENCES EPICENTER MARKET FORCE REPORT

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.
September 16, 2024

EPICENTER’S NANNY STATE INDEX FEATURES ON BASICTHINKING.DE

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.
September 16, 2024

EPICENTER’S NANNY STATE INDEX FEATURES ON LUXEMBURGER WORT

Luxembourgish media outlet Luxemburger Wort cover EPICENTER's most recent Nanny State Index, detailing the freedom from regulation of tobacco, alcohol and similar goods per European country. Ranking 26th, Luxembourg can celebrate its relative freedom from regulatory burden by nanny statist governments.
September 16, 2024

THE TELEGRAPH REPORT ON EPICENTER’S NANNY STATE INDEX

EPICENTER's Nanny State Index, which ranks European countries by their national regulation of goods such as tobacco, alcohol and vaping, features on prominent British news outlet The Telegraph. As of 2023, the UK places 11th on the Index, although recent developments will likely see this ranking rise.
September 16, 2024

CEPOS’ BLOG ON EPICENTER WEBSITE DISCUSSED ON THE WE ARE INNOVATION PODCAST

Jonas Herby, Special Consultant for CEPOS, EPICENTER's Danish member think tank, has his work on the volume of EU regulation mentioned on the We Are Innovation think tank network. The briefing, "EU Regulatory Volume has Doubled Since the Treaty of Lisbon" is featured on EPICENTER's website, and our website was referenced during this podcast.
September 16, 2024

ŽINIŲ RADIJAS FEATURE LFMI’S PODCAST ON THE EU’S SLOWING GROWTH

Despite the EU's success in vitalising the Single Market and allowing CEE countries such as Poland and Lithuania to expand their economic growth, this progress has considerably slowed in recent years, referencing EPICENTER's Market Force Report. The LFMI, EPICENTER's Lithuanian member think tank, discuss this and more on their podcast, which was showcased on media outlet Žinių Radijas.
September 16, 2024

CAPX PUBLISH ADAM BARTHA’S PIECE ON THE DRAGHI REPORT

CapX, newspaper outlet of the Centre for Policy Studies, published a piece by Adam Bartha, Director of EPICENTER, on the recent Draghi Report. The report covers the effects and dangers of EU overregulation, with Adam dissecting its strengths and weaknesses, referencing EPICENTER's Market Force and Evidence-based Policy Making reports.