EU Archives - IREF Europe EN https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/eu/ IREF EUROPE EN Wed, 07 Jan 2026 05:42:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://en.irefeurope.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/05/logoiref.png EU Archives - IREF Europe EN https://en.irefeurope.org/tag/eu/ 32 32 The ban of the ban on new thermal cars: a cure worse than the disease? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-ban-of-the-ban-on-new-thermal-cars-a-cure-worse-than-the-disease/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-ban-of-the-ban-on-new-thermal-cars-a-cure-worse-than-the-disease https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-ban-of-the-ban-on-new-thermal-cars-a-cure-worse-than-the-disease/#respond Wed, 07 Jan 2026 05:42:01 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36187 The widely circulated news that the EU is backtracking on the ban on selling cars with internal combustion engines in 2035 is greatly exaggerated. Rather than a U-turn, it’s more…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/the-ban-of-the-ban-on-new-thermal-cars-a-cure-worse-than-the-disease/feed/ 0 Land consumption in the EU: too much or too little? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/land-consumption-in-the-eu-too-much-or-too-little/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=land-consumption-in-the-eu-too-much-or-too-little https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/land-consumption-in-the-eu-too-much-or-too-little/#respond Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:35:35 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36105 The long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. ‘In the long run we are all dead,’ wrote John Maynard Keynes in 1923. The statement seems well-suited to the…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/land-consumption-in-the-eu-too-much-or-too-little/feed/ 0 EU shadow debts start to become all too real https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/eu-shadow-debts-start-to-become-all-too-real/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eu-shadow-debts-start-to-become-all-too-real https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/eu-shadow-debts-start-to-become-all-too-real/#respond Wed, 10 Sep 2025 05:21:04 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=36001 Introduction The European Commission recently kicked off the negotiation of the EU budget for the next budgetary period, called a Multiannual Financial Framework or ‘MFF’. The period is always seven…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/eu-shadow-debts-start-to-become-all-too-real/feed/ 0 Europe needs accelerationist entrepreneurship https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/europe-needs-accelerationist-entrepreneurship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=europe-needs-accelerationist-entrepreneurship https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/europe-needs-accelerationist-entrepreneurship/#respond Wed, 23 Jul 2025 04:58:54 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35980 Let’s think about how quickly the corporate world has transformed in the past two decades. Companies like Netflix, OpenAI and Tesla went from startups to global giants in a very…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/europe-needs-accelerationist-entrepreneurship/feed/ 0 The Myth of European Banking Recovery https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/the-myth-of-european-banking-recovery/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-myth-of-european-banking-recovery https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/the-myth-of-european-banking-recovery/#respond Wed, 02 Jul 2025 03:38:17 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35948 Introduction The overwhelming view of financial sector and media is that banks have made strong recoveries from the problems of 2007-9.  Earnings are resilient, share prices strongly up in 2024,…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/iref-newsletter/article/the-myth-of-european-banking-recovery/feed/ 0 ReFuelEU Aviation Regulation: How the EU’s New Green Rules Could Do More Harm than Good https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/refueleu-aviation-regulation-how-the-eus-new-green-rules-could-do-more-harm-than-good/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=refueleu-aviation-regulation-how-the-eus-new-green-rules-could-do-more-harm-than-good https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/refueleu-aviation-regulation-how-the-eus-new-green-rules-could-do-more-harm-than-good/#respond Wed, 09 Apr 2025 03:39:49 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35802 The European Union has long positioned itself as a global climate leader, promoting policies to cut emissions and enhance sustainability. One of its latest initiatives, the ReFuelEU Aviation regulation, mandates…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/refueleu-aviation-regulation-how-the-eus-new-green-rules-could-do-more-harm-than-good/feed/ 0 Brexit Re-set now focused on Ukraine today, and tariffs tomorrow https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/brexit-re-set-now-focused-on-ukraine-today-and-tariffs-tomorrow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=brexit-re-set-now-focused-on-ukraine-today-and-tariffs-tomorrow https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/brexit-re-set-now-focused-on-ukraine-today-and-tariffs-tomorrow/#respond Wed, 19 Mar 2025 05:32:55 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35800 Introduction Keir Starmer’s desire for a re-set of the UK’s relationship with the EU has ceased to be a two-dimensional, bilateral discussion with EU negotiators. It has become a four-dimensional…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/brexit-re-set-now-focused-on-ukraine-today-and-tariffs-tomorrow/feed/ 0 Keir Starmer wants to ‘re-set’ the UK’s relationship with the EU – but on what? https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/keir-starmer-wants-to-re-set-the-uks-relationship-with-the-eu-but-on-what/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=keir-starmer-wants-to-re-set-the-uks-relationship-with-the-eu-but-on-what https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/keir-starmer-wants-to-re-set-the-uks-relationship-with-the-eu-but-on-what/#respond Wed, 18 Dec 2024 04:36:57 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35737 Introduction Keir Starmer, the UK’s Prime Minister, wants a ‘re-set’ in the UK’s relations with the EU. About what? Starmer has said that he cannot envisage the UK rejoining either…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/keir-starmer-wants-to-re-set-the-uks-relationship-with-the-eu-but-on-what/feed/ 0 EU’s Platform Work Directive: A Threat to Gig Workers’ Independence and Livelihoods https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/eus-platform-work-directive-a-threat-to-gig-workers-independence-and-livelihoods/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eus-platform-work-directive-a-threat-to-gig-workers-independence-and-livelihoods https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/eus-platform-work-directive-a-threat-to-gig-workers-independence-and-livelihoods/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2024 04:37:26 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35623 In recent years, the gig economy has dramatically reshaped the nature of work across the European Union. Platforms like Uber, Deliveroo, and Upwork have provided flexible opportunities to millions who…

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]]> https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/eus-platform-work-directive-a-threat-to-gig-workers-independence-and-livelihoods/feed/ 0 EU AI Act: How Stricter Regulations Could Hamper Europe’s AI Innovation https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/eu-ai-act-how-stricter-regulations-could-hamper-europes-ai-innovation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eu-ai-act-how-stricter-regulations-could-hamper-europes-ai-innovation https://en.irefeurope.org/publications/online-articles/article/eu-ai-act-how-stricter-regulations-could-hamper-europes-ai-innovation/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2024 05:21:45 +0000 https://en.irefeurope.org/?p=35592 As public awareness of AI and machine learning technologies has grown, so has the demand for ethical safeguards and increased transparency. In response, the European Parliament introduced the AI Act,…

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