By Dr. Barbara Kolm, Director, Austrian Economics Center During the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, which took place in January, the newest edition of the Edelman Trust Barometer was released. The results were shocking to say the least: 56 percent of respondents agreed that “capitalism as it exists today does […]
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Whither the EU? (Wither the EU?)
“What Next, EU?” By Dr. Rudolf Pozgay, courtesy of the Austrian Economics Center 1.Introduction The amount of economic and social challenges that the European Union has faced to date have given rise to the idea that EU reform is required. An example of such efforts is Juncker’s “White book” with five possible […]
Without reform the EU will self-destruct
“How to Destroy the European Union” By Prince Michael of Liechtenstein, courtesy of ECAEF and GIS Once, the “European idea” helped unite a war-weary continent. Now, overbearing central authorities, suffocating bureaucracies and reams of red tape are limiting the freedom that idea once promised. Europeans are losing trust in their […]