Which developmental path is best suited for Belarus if it wants to achieve greater and more sustainable economic prosperity? This was the question at the heart of an international conference held at...

Commissioner Cecilia Malmström’s Communication on European trade strategy seems to have won praises from Brussels and the capitals, with at least one head of government (PM Cameron) hailing her...

On 6 October 2015, EU-US Safe Harbour framework – the self-certification program for US firms according to the EU’s Data Protection Directive – was declared void by the ECJ. Is this a true...

This figure shows the accumulated capital stock in software and other computerized information per worker for various European countries for which data is available. In contrast to many other...

Different countries have different strategies to protect their markets. This bar chart shows the top 10 export- and import-restricting non-tariff measures currently applied by India, the USA, Brazil,...

The last Japan-EU Summit achieved a little noticed but crucial progress. It made a clear call for “further progress in regulatory cooperation” between Japan and the EU—a theme non-existent two...

By Serena Sileoni, Deputy Director, Instituto Bruno Leoni The EU originated and developed in order to secure for consumers and producers the benefits of a single space for transactions...

By Meelis Kitsing, a lecturer at the Estonian Business School, Director of the Centre for Free Economic Thought The European Union has adopted smart specialization strategy in its innovation...

By Richard Robert, Executive Director, ParisTech Review The digital single market is a fact. Neither a project, nor an ambition, just a fact. Only thing is, it is in no way limited to European...

In recent years, data localisation requirements have become one of the main threats to the open trading system. As cross-border data flows are integral to a modern economy, restricting the movement...