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The COVID Crisis Shows American Resilience at Its Finest

    By Oliver McPherson-Smith, American Consumer Institute   With the nation in shut down until April 30, most Americans are enduring an unprecedented disruption to their daily routines. To make safe social distancing possible, however, countless workers continue to keep supply chains moving. In addition to the frontline medical professionals who are treating COVID-19 patients, it […]

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What’s up with EU budget rebates?

  “Who pays for the EU budget rebates and why?” By Zsolt Darvas, courtesy of Bruegel Institute   The question of ‘rebates’, or revenue corrections, is one of the hot topics of the discussion about the next seven-year EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). Since the mid-1980s, a complex system of corrections has been built up. […]

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“A European pillar in NATO is overdue”

  “After the EU elections: Perspectives and priorities for 2019-2024” By Herman Van Rompuy, courtesy of the EPC   EPC President Herman Van Rompuy delivered the following speech at the EPC Annual Conference on 6 November 2019 in Brussels.    I want to talk to you today about European unity, European sovereignty and the future […]