Christian Nasulea, the Executive Director of IES Europe, an EPICENTER member think tank, recently made an appearance on Digi24, one of Romania’s most popular news programs. During his appearance, Nasulea discussed how state interventions across the economy are exacerbating inflationary pressures that contribute to the rising cost of living for citizens in the Eurozone.

Dalibor Rohac, the author of the EPICENTER paper ‘Fast tracking Ukraine – Why granting membership will benefit the EU’, recently shared his insights in an op-ed on POLITICO. Rohac argued that the newly proposed ‘European Political Community’ could serve as an alternative mechanism to the traditional one-size-fits-all enlargement criteria in bringing Ukraine closer to meeting the standards for EU accession.

The Institute of Economic Affairs, an EPICENTER member think tank, recently had their findings featured in ‘Liberal’, a popular news platform in Greece. Dr. Kristian Niemitz’s publication, ‘Left turn ahead: Surveying attitudes of young people towards capitalism and socialism’, was included in an article that examined the rising demand for socialism among young people in Europe.

Christian Nasulea, the Executive Director of IES Europe, an EPICENTER member think tank, recently appeared on Digi24, one of Romania’s top news programs. During the segment, Nasulea discussed how state interference in the market has worsened the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on citizens.

Brussels Report recently highlighted EPICENTER’s 2021 ‘Raising Barriers’ report in an article exploring how the European Union’s Free Trade Agreements with third-party countries can benefit the economies of the new partners. The article cited the report’s findings that FTAs often have asymmetric advantages and can impact certain producer interests by changing their operational circumstances due to competition from abroad.

The Consumer Choice Center recently welcomed our Director, Adam Bartha, to discuss the sixth round of economic sanctions on Russia. The discussion revolved around Hungary’s role in delaying the sanctions, addressing the (dis)unity of European foreign policy and the role of the EU in pursuing foreign policy objectives.

Recently, the Greek news outlet ‘Liberal’ featured the work of KEFiM, an EPICENTER member think tank. The study, which explored the cost-of-living crisis, revealed how taxes and regulations contribute to higher prices for consumers. In their coverage of the report, ‘Liberal’ provided an overview of the key arguments and spoke with Alexandros Skouras, President of KEFiM.

While the US has made promises to supply more natural gas to Europe, questions have been raised regarding the US’s long-term capacity for such an arrangement. Despite searching for alternatives to Russian energy supplies, the energy crisis is already well underway. All options from fracking to nuclear power should be on the table going forward.

The LFMI’s recent brief entitled “Digital Market Act: Competition, Private Property, Innovation and the Interests of the Users’’ covers all of the complex issues brought about by this new proposed legislation. In drafting this act, the realities of innovation in technology are forgotten and political discourse instead takes the focus. Several key misunderstandings set out to hurt both consumers and businesses.