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When a crowd of angry Americans threw 45 tons of tea into Boston harbor in 1773, their concern was the under-enforcement of the principle of ‘no-taxation without representation’ – that governments should not impose fiscal obligations on their citizens without them having a saying on it.

A European approach to corporate tax

By: EBR | Thursday, April 16, 2015

State aid rules however have little to do with convergence of fiscal policies, and the Commission has never said that this should ultimately be the outcome of its investigations. The idea of state aid control is not to prevent free-riding as such.

In his book The Geopolitics of Emotion, he identified the three basic sentiments of hope, humiliation, and fear as the predominant drivers that shape the geopolitics of the three main regional power centers.

Europe Has More to Fear than Fear Itself

By: EBR | Thursday, April 16, 2015

The French foreign policy analyst Dominique Moïsi in 2009 came up with a new set of analytical categories to make sense of the post-9/11 world.

Greek citizens voted en masse for Syriza. This is a cry of hope for a fairer society and a clear rejection of the austerity policy implemented by the European Union and supported by Antonis Samaras.

Europe must listen to its people

By: EBR | Thursday, April 16, 2015

Imposing reforms that are sometimes considered humiliating is the best way to jeopardize the construction of Europe, and plant the seeds of social devastation, populism and extremism.

Political economy – as it was then called – emerged in the eighteenth century, when the Scottish philosopher Adam Smith pursued “an inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations.”

Rethinking How Economies Work

By: EBR | Thursday, April 16, 2015

While many excellent economists have shed light on a wide variety of subjects, we still have only a sketchy grasp of how economies work – and what passes for economic “science” is often bunk.

The aim of the survey was to find out what the young people of Europe think about the European Union.

Results of the Erasmus Generation Survey

By: EBR | Monday, March 30, 2015

Think Tank ThinkYoung and Bureau Burson-Marsteller recently released the results for the Erasmus Generation Survey which they carried out late last year, as part of the Europe Decides Initiative.

Europe Crosses the Rubicon! It may be odd to use a Roman metaphor to describe a Greek political event, but in this case, it’s apt.

Austerity vs. Democracy in Greece

By: EBR | Friday, March 6, 2015

Just as Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon River because he could, in spite of the warnings of the Roman Senate not to, so Alex Tsipras, leader of the anti-austerity party, Syriza, has decided to try to end austerity in Greece, in spite of Europe’s leaders saying he shouldn’t.

Throughout the past several years, the sports sector has continued to grow rapidly whilst its economic impact is often overlooked.

How Europe can learn from sports industry successes

By: EBR | Friday, February 27, 2015

Yet sport is one of those very rare and precious industries in the EU, dynamic, competitive, rapidly growing and a sector in which foreign markets are clamoring to buy our products and indeed invest in.

EurActiv Greece reports. After making its voice heard in the debate over sanctions on Russia, the new government in Athens is now making its opposition known to the EU-US trade deal, TTIP.

Syriza-led Greek parliament ‘will never ratify TTIP’

By: EBR | Monday, February 2, 2015

The newly-elected government in Athens has always been suspicious of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and will use its Parliament majority to sink the EU-US trade pact, claims a former Syriza MEP now turned minister.

Although Turkey has been officially recognised as a candidate for full membership at Helsinki summit of European Council in 1999, accession negotiations which began as early as 2005 continued till today.

Turkey and the EU: What does interregional cooperation have to contribute to accession negotiations

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Notably, Turkey serves for the future of Europe being founding members of the Council of Europe (CoE) since 1949, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) since 1961 and the Organisation for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) since 1973.

In the wake of new and potentially damaging "revolving door" revelations, European Union lawmakers are being urged to draw up new "conflict of interest " rules for former MEPs and commissioners.

Campaigners demand new EU rules in wake of new revolving doors revelations

By: EBR | Thursday, January 22, 2015

"Our work is tailored to the European decision-making structures and processes in all their commercial, cultural and political diversity. EUTOP has had a strong network of contacts among political decision-makers in Brussels and selected EU member states for more than 20 years".

The real problems of Europe are threefold – the lack of competitiveness, structural rigidities and over-indebtedness.

Greek Theater and Europe’s Future

By: EBR | Thursday, January 15, 2015

Why politicians welcome the Grexit debate – and why it will do little to solve Europe’s woes.

This is the most bloody attack ever carried out against journalists in France or anywhere in Europe.

AEJ Statement condemns ′barbaric and cold-blooded′ killings in Paris magazine attack; urges effective protection

By: EBR | Thursday, January 8, 2015

The Association of European Journalists utterly condemns the vicious, cold-blooded attack on the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris which has left 10 media staff and 2 policemen dead and many others injured, according to reports.

Three potential scenarios that broadly reflect the range of potential outcomes.

3 Scenarios for Europe

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 17, 2014

After Europe's economic and political struggles, no one can be certain of the path from here, so three potential scenarios, that broadly reflect the range of potential outcomes, are being offered.

To ensure their energy security, the EU’s member states need to be able to help each other in times of need.

Energy security is within our grasp if the EU plays as a team

By: EBR | Monday, December 15, 2014

Adequate interconnection and reverse flow options are crucial, and a solid infrastructure is indispensable if Europe’s internal energy market is to be achieved.

The EU and China are becoming ever more engaged in economic and trade cooperation as both can greatly benefit from such type of relations. However, the need for cultural, educational and youth exchanges are ever growing as well.

The EU-China Relations: Cooperation beyond economic and trade services

By: EBR | Thursday, November 27, 2014

Last week the 4th Europe China Forum was held in Brussels, Belgium. The focus point of which was Europe China cooperation in terms of trade and economic relations as well as people-to-people relations.

Serbia is just one of seven countries are currently waiting to become part of the EU. The others are Macedonia, Albania, Turkey, Montenegro and Kosovo.

Serbia, so recently mired in bitter conflict, is edging to membership of the EU

By: EBR | Friday, November 21, 2014

But, as it prepares to open of the first negotiating chapters, the Balkan state is said to face "huge" challenges before it can be deemed ready to join the 28-strong club.

The research concludes,”Violent ethnic conflicts in other parts of the Caucasus persuaded people that inter-ethnic clashes have no military solution except the gloomy prospect of destroyed settlements and the emergence of refugees.

New report highlights work to integrate ethnic groups in Azerbaijan

By: EBR | Thursday, October 16, 2014

A new report has applauded the efforts being made to integrate the many diverse ethnic minorities living and working in Azerbaijan

I am trying hard, but I know that not everybody can like you. I know that people will not understand my arguments and why would they, even if they knew what I know

Serbian Prime Minister in robust defence of deep and painful fiscal consolidation measures

By: EBR | Tuesday, September 23, 2014

We have to talk to the IMF, we want to obtain their support and I dare say I hope we will get it. Serbia would thus become the first country to have implemented these measures on its own

Yanus was arrested in July and is accused of embezzling hundreds of thousands of euros from charities with which she was involved

Baku condemns "interference" by European Parliament following call to free prisoners

By: EBR | Thursday, September 18, 2014

Suleymanov, who campaigns for the rights of the million people displaced by the occupation of Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding territories by Armenia, said "yet again" EU lawmakers were being "selective" with the issues on which they campaign

The priority for all of us now is to support the economic recovery in all EU member states and to help overcome the social divides that have widened since the onslaught of the crisis

New CoR President Lebrun: ‘We should not forget that two-thirds of EU policy is delivered at local and regional level’

By: N. Peter Kramer | Thursday, June 26, 2014

Michel Lebrun was elected as President of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) today (26 June) replacing Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, who has stepped down to be a Spanish MEP. The Belgian Lebrun has been a member of the assembly since its birth in 1994

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