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May 30, 2024
Published by EPICENTER on May 30, 2024
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Poland in the Single Market: Benefits, Barriers, and Reforms

Poland’s per capita GDP rose significantly after joining the European Union, reaching almost 80 per cent of the EU average by 2022, fuelled by increased trade, investment, and labour market opportunities. However, regulatory barriers, enforcement deficits, and incomplete service market integration continue to pose challenges.
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January 22, 2021
Published by EPICENTER on January 22, 2021
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Biden and the Future of the Transatlantic Relationship

Under the Trump Administration, the world watched America retreat from globalism, international cooperation, and a committed partnership with Europe. The Trump presidency fostered American isolationism through actions like terminating US participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord, and escalating trade tensions with the EU.
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January 12, 2021
Published by EPICENTER on January 12, 2021
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Who is Your Nanny?

Some countries allow you to buy a beer at any time day or night. Others have total prohibition. The enormous differences in the way governments around the world treat alcohol make it an unlikely candidate for global regulation, but the World Health Organisation wants to have a go anyway.
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December 3, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on December 3, 2020
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Minimum Wage Wars in Europe

At the end of October, the European Commission proposed a Directive to introduce adequate minimum wages across the EU. Although the end objective is socially considerate and far-reaching, the means of achieving statutory minimum wage would not only be harmful for the most vulnerable workers in society, but would negatively affect the economies of Eastern Europe.
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December 1, 2020
Published by EPICENTER on December 1, 2020
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The Best Choice for the US Economy

The American presidential election was really about choosing the lesser of two evils. The combination of Biden as president and a Republican majority in the Senate may very well end up being the best possible political outcome – not just for the US but also the rest of us.
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November 18, 2020
Published by Prometheus on November 18, 2020
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Free Trade is a Human Right

As Joe Biden becomes the 46th President of the United States, international trade will be the center of attention again. Joe Biden is not a free trader by nature, but he will make US trade policy far more predictable than his predecessor.
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