EPICENTER in the Media
April 17, 2024
Liberal.GR covered Timbro's and EPICENTER's recent Authoritarian Populism Index, which places Greece in 4th place for authoritarian populism support despite a recent drop in numbers supporting such parties.
April 17, 2024
Novini.BG features EPICENTER's and Timbro's Authoritarian Populism Index, which reveals that Bulgaria has seen a significant growth over the past decade in its support for authoritarian parties, reaching almost 1/5 of all votes in parliamentary elections in the middle of the last decade.
April 17, 2024
LibreMercado's recent article highlights Timbro's and EPICENTER's recent publication on authoritarian populism, detailing various topics such as Vox's trajectory in Spain and wider rising support in Spain for populism parties.
April 8, 2024
TTVR Info's 'Money Today' program featured the IES' Christian Năsulea, interviewing him on his thoughts and research on the standard of living in Romania, addressing pertinent economic factors and their impact on citizens' daily lives.
April 8, 2024
IES Executive Director, Christian Năsulea, appeared on Știrile Pro TV to discuess the problem that the large budget deficit could bring tax increases after the recent Romanian elections.
April 4, 2024
On Digi24's recent broadcast, IES Executive Director Christian Năsulea discusses Eurosceptic arguments that eliminating physical currency represents a move by the EU to exert more control over its citizens, perceiving it as a step towards centralizing power within the bloc. They fear such measures could erode individual autonomy and privacy, amplifying concerns about government overreach.
January 31, 2024
According to a study by Nicolas Marques of IEM, the underdevelopment of retirement savings leads to an annual loss of €1,540 per worker and retiree in Belgium. This amounts to a total annual cost of €11 billion and significantly impacts future pensions.
January 31, 2024
A recent article in Sudinfo leaned heavily on research conducted by Institut économique Molinari. The report found that the undercapitalisation of retirement savings is causing an annual loss of €1,540 per employee and retiree in Belgium. Nicolas Marques, Associate Researcher at IEM discussed how this is an issue for workers too, and how current employees are certain to be affected so long as this trend of under-funding and short-termism continues.
January 27, 2024
A recent national radio show featured a discussion with Juan José Toral, Research Manager at Fundalib discussing their new books proposing several significant changes to improve economic freedom. From lifestyle regulation and tax reform to energy generation and pensions, these suggested reforms promise to make real headway into improving Spanish policy.