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Big EU’s Strange Obsession With Tiny Vanuatu

Nicolas Ritoux May 14, 2026

The country appears less as a genuine danger to the European financial system than as a convenient suspect—one that can be singled out at little diplomatic cost.

Time for Europe to Stop Borrowing Money

Sven R. Larson April 9, 2026

A new report points to signs of looming credit problems for the EU’s deeply indebted governments. Ignoring these signs is not an option.

Europe Needs Tax Competition

Sven R. Larson March 10, 2026

The EU’s blacklist of low-tax jurisdictions is growing. Brussels goes out of its way to protect its high-tax cartel.

High Taxes Are Not Inevitable

Sven R. Larson January 22, 2026

Europeans have not always paid the high taxes they pay today.

From ‘Businessman’ to ‘Business Person’: OECD’s War on Common Sense

TEC News October 18, 2025

A new language guide urges economists to replace dozens of everyday words with “inclusive” alternatives—a move critics call another victory for the woke bureaucracy.

Let Taiwan Join the OECD

Bruce Gilley June 7, 2024

China, which is a partner rather than an OECD member, has been allowed to block a wider role for Taiwan.

EU Profits Tax Could Be Used To Bully Member States

Sven R. Larson October 19, 2023

The proposed EU corporate profits tax will either become a power tool against recalcitrant member states or the most unpredictable cost item in any corporation’s finances.

Oxfam: EU Violates Aid Spending Rules to Curb Migration

Tristan Vanheuckelom September 24, 2023

Report found no record of which projects were financed by €80 billion EU aid fund

Hollowing Out in Slow Motion: Germany’s Middle Class Contracts

Tristan Vanheuckelom August 9, 2023

With a marginal burden of around 50% of gross income under Germany’s taxation and transfer system, people with middle incomes effectively end up with only half of every euro they earn, a study shows.

Hungary: Europe’s Pro-Family Leader

Sven R. Larson January 10, 2023

It is really very simple. You get what you incentivize, and with Viktor Orbán’s pro-family welfare policies in place, the Hungarian population is bound to see positive results.

Tag: OECD

Big EU’s Strange Obsession With Tiny Vanuatu

Time for Europe to Stop Borrowing Money

Europe Needs Tax Competition

High Taxes Are Not Inevitable

From ‘Businessman’ to ‘Business Person’: OECD’s War on Common Sense

Let Taiwan Join the OECD

EU Profits Tax Could Be Used To Bully Member States

Oxfam: EU Violates Aid Spending Rules to Curb Migration

Hollowing Out in Slow Motion: Germany’s Middle Class Contracts

Hungary: Europe’s Pro-Family Leader

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