by editor | Apr 6, 2019 | Top Page Links
Well, we always said they were organized. Not only did German carmakers deceive regulators by installing cheat software on car engines during emissions tests, they colluded with each other to block the adoption of clean emissions technology, according to a new EU...
by editor | Apr 6, 2019 | Top Page Links
Low country indeed: as Italy prepares to dig itself even deeper into a fiscal hole, the Netherlands has somehow managed to reduce its public debt by 5%, almost unheard of in modern economies, according to Rabobank. The analysis notes: The Netherland’s current...
by editor | Apr 6, 2019 | Top Page Links
The first one turned out so well, didn’t it? Declared anathema by hardline Brexiteers, who have nonetheless worked steadily to make it possible by leading the UK into an impasse, a second referendum is now the only way out of the unholy mess the UK finds itself...
by editor | Apr 4, 2019 | Top Page Links
Ryan Khurana at CapX argues that France’s new “digital services tax” is a thinly veiled assault on leading American tech firms. With a three percent revenue tax on companies making €750 million and up, the measure is squarely aimed at the likes...
by editor | Apr 4, 2019 | Top Page Links
Bui By Erik Sass TES Editor The alarm bells are ringing, but will EU officials in Brussels wake up before it’s too late? Alas, probably not. A rising tide of discontent in Eastern Europe over protectionism, income inequality, unchecked immigration and...
by editor | Apr 3, 2019 | Top Page Links
By Daniel McGroarty TES GeoPolicy Editor “Ceci n’est pas une pipe.” The iconic impact of Rene Magritte’s most-posterized work is due not to the painting itself, but to the sophomoric witticism in the subscript: It is a painting of a pipe, and not the pipe...
