A digital services taxation framework within the EU has been discussed widely over the course of the last two years, … Continue reading “Trade wars and digital taxation”

Free-market liberals will have shuddered at the news that European Commission officials have drawn up far-reaching plans for a new … Continue reading “The problem with European champions”

It was hard not to raise a wry smile at the story of how the European Commission’s own Code of … Continue reading “The unintended effects of the EU’s crackdown on ‘disinformation’”

In recent years, euroscepticism has been growing in the UK and elsewhere. This is largely due to concerns about a … Continue reading “On European order”

You can’t have your cake and eat it too – even when it comes to energy. Germany has been a … Continue reading “The failure of Germany’s green energy policies”

Europe’s plan to decarbonise its economy by 2030 is very likely to meet Albert Einstein’s definition of insanity: ‘doing the … Continue reading “The folly of Europe’s decarbonisation plan”

Last year, the IEA published Sock Puppets, a report that examined the British government’s extensive funding of charities and pressure … Continue reading “European Commission using taxpayers’ money to fund groups that lobby for larger EU budgets and more EU regulation”

Although once intended to improve market efficiency and the free flow of goods within the Single European Market, harmonisation has … Continue reading “Corporate social responsibility strategy threatens entrepreneurship and innovation”

Bill Gates has announced that he backs the Robin Hood Tax – a financial transactions tax – to raise money … Continue reading “The financial transactions tax folly”