Euros & Dollars: EU’s Weird Choice of Fiscal Villains
How did the EU Commission choose what states to target? There is no real reason for Hungary and Malta to be on the same list as France, and for Greece to not be on the list.
How did the EU Commission choose what states to target? There is no real reason for Hungary and Malta to be on the same list as France, and for Greece to not be on the list.
The EU Commission wants to punish France for fiscal recklessness. But the EU is full of budget violators, so why France—and why now?
New tariffs will increase consumer prices on electric cars, clashing with Eurocrats’ goals to decrease the number of combustion engine vehicles.
Commission documents indicate a common EU asylum database is two years away.
Ursula von der Leyen is scrambling for enough votes in the Parliament for reelection, and she could also be excluded from the talks in the Council about her own position.
“These five years were wasted and my personal opinion is that Ursula von der Leyen will not be re-elected.”
The porous barrier between the private sector and the EU previously came under scrutiny in the aftermath of the Qatargate scandal.
The postponement spares Ursula von der Leyen from having to answer uncomfortable questions right before the European elections.
When economists forecast with great accuracy, and when their forecasts produce eerily convenient numbers, it is wise to be cautious.
The radically green politician demands to be put in charge of all three relevant portfolios—climate, environment, and energy—in the next Commission.