Nicolas Marques, Senior Fellow at the EPICENTER member think tank Institut Économique Molinari, participated in a debate on demographic changes and pension reform. During the debate, Marques argued for necessary structural reforms to adapt pension systems to demographic changes. He presented the idea that the end of the baby boom and the decline in fertility necessitate changes to civil servants’ pensions so that they are not financed exclusively by the taxpayer.

EPICENTER member think tank TIMBRO’s report on excessive government market interventions was recently featured in Sweden’s leading daily newspaper, Dagens Industri. The report highlights how government intervention has contributed to inflationary pressures and recommends regulatory simplification and the abolition of government fees to lower inflation rates.

The Warsaw Enterprise Institute, an EPICENTER partner, had the findings from their report featured in ‘Bankier’, one of Poland’s most popular news platforms. The report discussed the additional tax burden required to meet the PLN 57.6 billion price tag on the government’s ‘gift bag’. The article presented the key points from the report.

The Warsaw Enterprise Institute, an EPICENTER partner, recently had the findings from their 2022 edition of the ‘Report of Clever Santa’ featured in iPolska24 news. The article presented details from the report on the expenses incurred by ordinary citizens through taxation to fund the government’s ‘gift bag’.

Nicolas Marques, a member of the French EPICENTER member think tank, Institut Économique Molinari, was interviewed by Ouest France, a popular news platform. During the interview, he discussed the government’s strategy towards the Pension Reserve Fund, arguing that the current approach was outdated and incapable of withstanding the mounting pressures caused by the baby boom counter-shock.

The Istituto Bruno Leoni, an EPICENTER member think tank, recently had their findings featured in ‘Il Foglio’, a popular daily newspaper in Italy. The article highlighted suggestions from IBL’s report titled ‘Modest Protest Against Inflation’, demonstrating how the Italian government could adjust their implementation of excise duties to alleviate inflationary pressures on citizens.

TIMBRO, an EPICENTER member think tank, recently had their report on the impact of excessive government market interventions on inflationary pressures featured in ‘Dagens Nyheter’, Sweden’s leading daily newspaper. The article discussed various findings from the report and highlighted its main recommendations.

The Institut Économique Molinari, an EPICENTER member think tank, recently had their findings featured in ‘Le Figaro’, one of France’s most popular newspapers. The article highlighted IEM’s “unprecedented study” on the impact of government intervention in exacerbating the effects of the cost-of-living crisis for French citizens.

A new study published by the EPICENTER network in collaboration with three of its member organizations, including KEFIM, Fundacion Civismo, and Istituto Bruno Leoni, examines the parliamentary behavior of the parties in the national parliaments of Greece, Spain and Italy. regarding the ratification of Free Trade Agreements.