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The Market Center Blog European Union
Thursday, December 30, 2004, European Union court harms consumers and private property. Saturday, December 18, 2004, Double-talk from the EU, but perhaps some progress. Saturday, December 11, 2004, British academics give top grade to Prime Minister who wrecked the UK economy. Thursday, December 9, 2004, The EU vultures are consuming each other. Saturday, December 4, 2004, A fringe benefit of voting against the EU Constitution. Friday, December 3, 2004, EU accused of "Financial Terrorism." Thursday, December 2, 2004, EU pushes back-door protectionism. Saturday, November 27, 2004, Long overdue drive to reduce EU red tape. Wednesday, November 24, 2004, Berlusconi scapegoats the Euro. Friday, November 19, 2004, The EU versus Switzerland. Thursday, November 18, 2004, Euro-politicians contemplate EU-wide tax. Thursday, November 18, 2004, Europe's fertility crisis. Wednesday, November 17, 2004, European Union proposing pro-growth reform. Wednesday, November 17, 2004, European project fueled by envy and resentment. Saturday, November 13, 2004, Europe should reform welfare state, not suppress freedom of expression. Friday, November 12, 2004, Europe at a crossroads. Friday, November 12, 2004, Cultural censorship in Brussels. Thursday, November 11, 2004, Europe's economic decline. Wednesday, November 10, 2004, French Finance Minister fails to "French-ify" Eastern European nations. Sunday, November 7, 2004, More European bureaucracy. Saturday, November 6, 2004, Europe's "Lisbon" problem. Thursday, November 4, 2004, Court victory for European taxpayers. Monday, November 1, 2004, Regulatory fascism in Germany. Saturday, October 30, 2004, Europe's continuing economic troubles. Wednesday, October 27, 2004, Irish business group rallies support for low tax rates. Wednesday, October 27, 2004, Belgian tax amnesty is a flop. Wednesday, October 27, 2004, German economic plan should be dismissed. Tuesday, October 26, 2004, Hysterical rhetoric in Europe. Wednesday, October 20, 2004, One step forward, one step backward in Portugal. Wednesday, October 20, 2004, European bureaucrats confess economic failure. Tuesday, October 19, 2004, Ireland and Estonia are role models. Saturday, October 16, 2004, The looney left in Sweden. Friday, October 15, 2004, EU spend-aholics try to rape British taxpayers. Thursday, October 14, 2004, Italian industrial policy. Monday, October 11, 2004, New EU tax Commissioner supports tax rate competition. Monday, October 11, 2004, Americans are from Mars, Europeans are from Venus. Monday, October 11, 2004, Norway takes one step forward and one step backwards. Sunday, October 10, 2004, Dutch official admits Europe must become more like the US. Sunday, October 3, 2004, Estonian Prime Minister give French lesson is basic economics. Thursday, September 30, 2004, Greece's unfortunate good news. Wednesday, September 29, 2004, Will Germany recognize reality? Tuesday, September 28, 2004, Germany falls farther behind. Saturday, September 25, 2004, More bad economic news from over-taxed Europe. Friday, September 24, 2004, French decide not to cut punitive wealth tax (what a surprise!). Thursday, September 23, 2004, Farm subsidies rip off European taxpayers. Thursday, September 23, 2004, Hungary's shift to class warfare tax law undermining economy. Tuesday, September 21, 2004, Bloated government workforce created long-run fiscal problems in UK. Monday, September 20, 2004, The nanny state in Britain and Germany. Friday, September 17, 2004, Subsidizing sickness. Thursday, September 16, 2004, European bureaucrats want to impose more labor regulations. Thursday, September 16, 2004, Blair's nanny-state in the UK. Wednesday, September 15, 2004, Tax complexity in Europe. Monday, September 13, 2004, French squander taxpayer money to preserve dying language. Saturday, September 11, 2004, Europe's high-tax politicians going berserk. Thursday, September 9, 2004, Foolish Europeans continue to subsidize Ireland. Thursday, September 9, 2004, The Emperor has no clothes. Tuesday, September 7, 2004, More subsidies for the artistic elite in Europe. Tuesday, September 7, 2004, Even the left-wing Guardian acknowledges that France and Germany are heading down the drain. Monday, September 6, 2004, European Parliament wants more power in Brussels. Sunday, September 5, 2004, Only in France... Tuesday, August 31, 2004, More bad policy from the French. Monday, August 30, 2004, Europe's misguided economic policy. Thursday, August 26, 2004, France and Germany want political integration, not economic liberalization. Thursday, August 26, 2004, Germany says "nein" to bigger EU budget. Thursday, August 26, 2004, Another reason for Europe's pathetic performance. Thursday, August 26, 2004, EU tax policies reward criminals by making smuggling more lucrative. Tuesday, August 24, 2004, EU uses any excuse to fight against lower taxes. Tuesday, August 24, 2004, A libertarian defense of the EU. Tuesday, August 24, 2004, The European Commission does something right. Monday, August 23, 2004, New European Commission President goes "native." Tuesday, August 17, 2004, German politician wants to stop modest reforms. Friday, August 13, 2004, Hope for Europe, Part II. Wednesday, August 11, 2004, Norway's voters wisely reject EU. Wednesday, August 11, 2004, Hope for Europe. Tuesday, August 10, 2004, Europe's pathetic economy. Tuesday, August 3, 2004, Georgia's bright economic future. Tuesday, August 3, 2004, Europeans choose more leisure, but who is paying the bills? Friday, July 30, 2004, New study highlights Europe's dismal future. Friday, July 30, 2004, The European Commission persecutes whistle-blowing. Thursday, July 29, 2004, Euro countries continue to lag. Tuesday, July 27, 2004, Silly quota politics in Europe. Tuesday, July 27, 2004, Eastern Europe catching Western Europe. Friday, July 23, 2004, Even the IMF thinks French taxes are too high. Friday, July 23, 2004, European bureaucrat condemns democracy, lauds statist constitution. Wednesday, July 21, 2004, Blair' spending binge. Tuesday, July 20, 2004, Wrong reward for the wrong goal. Sunday, July 18, 2004, Attack on Britain is part of campaign to increase the EU's bloated budget. Friday, July 16, 2004, Another money grab from Brussels. Friday, July 16, 2004, Another silly idea from Europe. Thursday, July 15, 2004, European Commission launches attack on Britain. Thursday, July 15, 2004, French President criticizes good monetary policy. Thursday, July 15, 2004, Russia continues to move in right direction. Wednesday, July 14, 2004, Europe's dismal future. Wednesday, July 14, 2004, More French hypocrisy. Wednesday, July 14, 2004, New EU President caters to left. Tuesday, July 13, 2004, Ambitious French Minister opposes tax cuts. Monday, July 12, 2004, Economic reality forcing changes to European welfare states. Monday, July 12, 2004, Europe is lagging, needs dramatic reform. Monday, July 12, 2004, Europe's unimpressive track record. Monday, July 12, 2004, Dutch want to ease ridiculous labor regulations. Thursday, July 8, 2004, European Parliament, playground for the privileged. Thursday, July 8, 2004, EU bureaucrats launch raid on British taxpayers. Thursday, July 8, 2004, Will Hungary be the France of Eastern Europe? Wednesday, July 7, 2004, No vote on EU constitution will benefit the UK. Tuesday, July 6, 2004, Is Berlusconi serious about tax reform? Monday, July 5, 2004, A misplaced parallel. Saturday, July 3, 2004, EU hypocrites don't comply with Kyoto Protocol. Friday, July 2, 2004, Ireland leads, Sweden lags, in contest for best EU tax system. Wednesday, June 30, 2004, Preparing for the collapse of the EU. Tuesday, June 29, 2004, The putative new President of the European Commission may not be so bad after all. Tuesday, June 29, 2004, Irish lawmakers defend low tax rates. Monday, June 28, 2004, If Europeans are so worried about unemployment, they should stop voting for socialists. Friday, June 25, 2004, British politician issues hollow threat to voters. Friday, June 25, 2004, The Economist urges voters to reject draft constitution. Monday, June 21, 2004, Let's all shed a tear for Jacques. Monday, June 21, 2004, Blair wants British to surrender their freedoms to Brussels. Saturday, June 19, 2004, Apathy toward EU is logical. Thursday, June 17, 2004, EU constitution is a farce. Thursday, June 17, 2004, Will UK Tories ever find their way out of the wilderness? Thursday, June 17, 2004, Blair says UK will scuttle EU constitution to block tax harmonization. Thursday, June 17, 2004, Is there a Ronald Reagan who can save Germany? Wednesday, June 16, 2004, The United States leaves the EU in the dust. Wednesday, June 16, 2004, The EU's statist constitution. Wednesday, June 16, 2004, Big government in Brussels suffers a setback. Wednesday, June 16, 2004, EU constitution to retain tax competition. Monday, June 14, 2004, Bad news for advocates of a Brussels super-state. Thursday, June 10, 2004, EU nations fare poorly when compared to US states. Friday, June 4, 2004, France proposes global tax scheme. Thursday, June 3, 2004, More bad news for the EU and good news for the world economy. Thursday, June 3, 2004, Tax competition may save Europe. Wednesday, June 2, 2004, Misguided EU business leader wants EU political union. Friday, May 28, 2004, More evidence of European uncompetitiveness. Friday, May 28, 2004, More evidence of European uncompetitiveness. Thursday, May 27, 2004, Europe's excessive benefits subsidize unemployment. Wednesday, May 26, 2004, Even the business community in Europe is brain-dead. Wednesday, May 26, 2004, The hyper-sensitive French whine about a few jokes. Tuesday, May 25, 2004, Schroeder's economic illiteracy. Tuesday, May 25, 2004, Has Russia surrendered to EU extortion? Monday, May 24, 2004, The EU's corrupt Parliament. Thursday, May 20, 2004, Bureaucratic Hell in Belgium. Thursday, May 20, 2004, French politicians thinks Europe needs more government. Wednesday, May 19, 2004, A useful role for the European Commission. Wednesday, May 19, 2004, More lunacy from the French. Monday, May 17, 2004, Bolkestein should look in the mirror when assigning blame. Monday, May 17, 2004, Why EU waste is sometimes a good thing. Monday, May 17, 2004, The future German Finance Minister? Sunday, May 16, 2004, More details on the Franco-Prussian tax axis. Thursday, May 13, 2004, Wall Street Journal comments on European stagnation, compliments OECD for finally realizing that lower tax rates are good. Wednesday, May 12, 2004, Will the EU move in the right direction? Tuesday, May 11, 2004, French intransigence threatens trade liberalization. Tuesday, May 11, 2004, The EU wants to treat the symptom rather than the disease. Tuesday, May 11, 2004, The US isn't always right and the EU isn't always wrong. Tuesday, May 11, 2004, More economic stupidity from Germany. Monday, May 10, 2004, Tony Blair does the right thing, though perhaps for the wrong reason. Sunday, May 9, 2004, Europe's tradition: Feudalism/socialism. Friday, May 7, 2004, Low tax rates boost European growth, not EU transfers. Friday, May 7, 2004, European elites content with stagnation. Thursday, May 6, 2004, Do you believe in miracles? Thursday, May 6, 2004, Swedish government resists democracy. Wednesday, May 5, 2004, Bureaucrats in Brussels undermine EU's original mission. Tuesday, May 4, 2004, Deficits are a symptom, spending is the disease. Tuesday, May 4, 2004, Swiss wisely reject joining EU's socialist super-state. Tuesday, May 4, 2004, Germans want to ignore democratic process. Monday, May 3, 2004, More saber-rattling against democracy in Europe. Sunday, May 2, 2004 , Europe's slow death. Friday, April 30, 2004, A journey of a million miles begins with a small first step. Tuesday, April 27, 2004, President of Czech Republic blasts EU. Tuesday, April 27, 2004, Even biased studies confirm that Europe is falling farther behind the United States. Tuesday, April 27, 2004, Vote for the EU Constitution....or else! Monday, April 26, 2004, More evidence of Sweden's collapse. Monday, April 26, 2004, German Chancellor seeks EU "lebensraum." Sunday, April 25, 2004, Politicians uber alles in Germany. Saturday, April 24, 2004, Why not copy Ireland? Friday, April 23, 2004, Treasury officials have difficult task - teaching Europeans that lower tax rates are good for growth. Friday, April 23, 2004, The EU needs less government, not another "high-level group." Friday, April 23, 2004, French politicians backtrack on referendum promise. Friday, April 23, 2004, The Economist slams European constitution. Thursday, April 22, 2004, German politicians have no clue. Thursday, April 22, 2004, Will Europeans voluntarily become serfs? Thursday, April 22, 2004, EU Commissioner calls for cost-benefit regulatory analysis. Thursday, April 22, 2004, Europe's protectionism robs from the poor to subsidize the rich. Wednesday, April 21, 2004, The Swedish nightmare. Thursday, May 27, 2004, Europe's excessive benefits subsidize unemployment. Wednesday, May 26, 2004, Even the business community in Europe is brain-dead. Wednesday, May 26, 2004, The hyper-sensitive French whine about a few jokes. Tuesday, May 25, 2004, Schroeder's economic illiteracy. Tuesday, May 25, 2004, Has Russia surrendered to EU extortion? Monday, May 24, 2004, The EU's corrupt Parliament. Thursday, May 20, 2004, Bureaucratic Hell in Belgium. Thursday, May 20, 2004, French politicians thinks Europe needs more government. Wednesday, May 19, 2004, A useful role for the European Commission. Wednesday, May 19, 2004, More lunacy from the French. Monday, May 17, 2004, Bolkestein should look in the mirror when assigning blame. Monday, May 17, 2004, Why EU waste is sometimes a good thing. Monday, May 17, 2004, The future German Finance Minister? Sunday, May 16, 2004, More details on the Franco-Prussian tax axis. Friday, May 14, 2004, The Franco-Prussian axis issues hollow threat against England. Friday, May 14, 2004, The Franco-Prusssian alliance for higher taxes. Wednesday, April 21, 2004, Blair poses false choice on EU constitution. Wednesday, April 21, 2004, The Brussels power-grab. Tuesday, April 20, 2004, More take-it-or-leave-it brinksmanship on the EU constitution. Tuesday, April 20, 2004, EU sides against German exit tax. Monday, April 19, 2004, Will the English save Europe? Sunday, April 18, 2004, The looney left wants Ireland to return to its dismal high-tax past. Saturday, April 17, 2004, Democracy in Britain? Friday, April 16, 2004, Will Swiss politicians sell their people into EU slavery? Friday, April 16, 2004, British Labor Party rebels against European super-state. Friday, April 16, 2004, Will bloated government turn Europe into a tourist attraction? Monday, April 12, 2004, Liechtenstein leader warns that savings tax cartel will cause capital flight from Europe. Monday, April 12, 2004, Wasteful spending in Brussels. Monday, April 12, 2004, EU bureaucrats continue their assault on Gibraltar. Saturday, April 10, 2004, French and German politicians: United in stupidity. Friday, April 9, 2004, Will Blair allow a vote on staying in the EU? Wednesday, April 7, 2004, Free market tax policies are verboten! Tuesday, April 6, 2004, Greedy EU bureaucrats lobby for bigger budget. Monday, April 5, 2004, EU's attack on Microsoft symptomatic of broader problem. Saturday, April 3, 2004, Is Europe dying? Thursday, April 1, 2004, Berlusconi pushes Italy in the right direction. Thursday, April 1, 2004, EU draft Constitution is a minefield of government intervention. March 31, 2004, European Commission launches Orwellian attack on Gibraltar tax system. March 31, 2004, European attack on Switzerland uses more Orwellian double-speak. March 29, 2004, Is Germany finally coming to its senses? March 29, 2004, Economist magazine says proposed EU constitution is a terrible mess. March 27, 2004, The EU tramples freedom of the press in an effort to stifle dissent. March 23, 2004, Bolkestein continues his fight against competition and liberalization. March 22, 2004, Germany reverts to form in bullying campaign against Switzerland. March 18, 2004, Will socialists kill the Spanish Miracle? March 18, 2004, Good and bad news from Europe. March 16, 2004, Spanish election could reinvigorate drive for EU constitution. Tuesday, March 9, 2004, Europeans don't understand causes of economic growth. March 5, 2004, European stagnation shows that big government is a failure. March 3, 2004, European effort to boost entrepreneurship ignores problem of bloated government. March 1, 2004, Will EU expansion promote statism or liberalization? February 27, 2004, The EU fantasy land. February 21, 2004, Is a smaller EU better than a large one? February 20, 2004, The EU wants to subsidize corruption and economic decline in poor nations February 20, 2004, No wonder the left hates Berlusconi February 14, 2004, EU: Taxes Yes, Accountability No European Union Savings Tax Directive Tuesday, July 20, 2004, Floundering EU tax directive takes another step backwards. Thursday, July 8, 2004, European money fleeing to Hong Kong? Thursday, June 24, 2004, Even a watered-down, un-implemented savings tax directive is causing capital flight from Europe. Thursday, June 24, 2004, Will Swiss voters save Europe from self-imposed folly? Wednesday, June 23, 2004, Bad news for the EU savings tax cartel, good news for economic liberalization. Thursday, June 10, 2004, Savings tax directive update: Bad news for EU welfare states. Monday, June 7, 2004, EU Constitution could be the new savings tax directive. Friday, June 4, 2004, More problems for EU savings tax cartel. Thursday, June 3, 2004, Savings tax directive won't raise any revenue, but statist politicians already envisioning future expansion. Thursday, June 3, 2004, EU Directive stalls again, Luxembourg banks ready to exploit loopholes. Wednesday, June 2, 2004, EU directive continues to falter. Monday, May 31, 2004, EU savings directive is a "tax only for dummies." Friday, May 28, 2004, Savings tax cartel facing new obstacles. Thursday, May 27, 2004, The Mouse that Roared. Thursday, May 20, 2004, More bad news for the EU savings tax cartel. Monday, May 17, 2004, The coming collapse of the EU. Monday, May 17, 2004, Savings tax directive is a farce. Friday, May 14, 2004, Victory - and defeat - on the EU savings tax cartel. Thursday, May 13, 2004, The savings tax cartel death watch, ad nauseum. Wednesday, May 12, 2004, More good news on the savings tax cartel. Tuesday, May 11, 2004, EU savings tax directive death watch. Monday, May 10, 2004, The continuing slow death of the EU savings tax directive. Wednesday, April 21, 2004, The slow death of the EU savings tax directive. Tuesday, April 6, 2004, Is the EU savings tax cartel dead? Tuesday, April 6, 2004, Swiss resist EU duplicity. Saturday, April 3, 2004, Switzerland continues to resist EU bullying. March 11, 2004, Savings tax directive death watch continues... Switzerland is refusing to become an EU colony. March 10, 2004, San Marino and Liechtenstein join Swiss in resisting savings tax cartel. March 9, 2004, The EU savings tax directive death watch continues. March 2, 2004, Singapore cuts tax rates, prepares for windfall if EU savings tax cartel is approved. February 20, 2004, EU tries more blackmail against Switzerland February 18, 2004, Two cheers for Switzerland and one cheer for stubborn EU politicians February 13, 2004, Will the Swiss save Europe? February 11, 2004, More good news on the EU savings tax cartel February 11, 2004, More bad news for the EU savings tax directive February 10, 2004, EU Savings Tax Directive Death Watch Sunday, January 2, 2005, Romania leaps forward with 16 percent flat tax. Wednesday, December 29, 2004, Turkish tax cuts show power of fiscal competition. Friday, December 24, 2004, Tax competition forcing Canada to be less irresponsible. Wednesday, December 22, 2004, The value of jurisdictional competition. Friday, December 17, 2004, Protecting judicial sovereignty. Sunday, December 5, 2004, Tax competition forces lower rates in Indonesia. Saturday, December 4, 2004, Tax competition leads to better policy in Finland. Thursday, December 2, 2004, Tax reform is working in Eastern Europe. Tuesday, November 30, 2004, Tax competition may lead to lower taxes - in Switzerland. Tuesday, November 30, 2004, Low taxes are part of the Hong Kong miracle. Sunday, November 28, 2004, Ireland may lower corporate tax rate to stay competitive. Friday, November 26, 2004, A confused defense of tax competition. Friday, November 26, 2004, Romania poised to jump on flat-tax bandwagon. Thursday, November 25, 2004, Bulgaria could be Europe's next supply-side miracle. Thursday, November 25, 2004, Poland could be Europe's next France. Wednesday, November 24, 2004, Montenegro competes to create best European tax system. Tuesday, November 23, 2004, Canadian adviser warns tax cuts needed to stay competitive. Monday, November 22, 2004, OECD endorses tax competition...but be careful of the fine print. Tuesday, November 16, 2004, Tax competition forces better tax policy in Europe. Tuesday, November 9, 2004, Tax cuts needed for Canadian competitiveness. Monday, November 8, 2004, Irish leader endorses pro-growth U.S.tax policy. Thursday, November 4, 2004, Tax competition south of the border. Wednesday, November 3, 2004, What does the election mean? Monday, November 1, 2004, Kerry tax plan will hurt US competitiveness. Monday, November 1, 2004, UK tax system lures entrepreneurs. Wednesday, October 27, 2004, Wall Street Journal trumpets liberalizing impact of jurisdictional competition. Friday, October 22, 2004, Union official betrays Irish workers by condemning low-tax policies. Tuesday, October 19, 2004, Anti-tax competition effort is self-destructive. Sunday, October 17, 2004, Strange world competitiveness ranking. Sunday, October 17, 2004, French government report makes absurd claim that high taxes don't hurt competitiveness. Friday, October 15, 2004, States with no income tax rank as most competitive. Wednesday, October 13, 2004, French continue to fight tax competition. Tuesday, October 12, 2004, Belgium's high tax rates cause evasion. Tuesday, October 12, 2004, Competition as a governing principle. Monday, October 11, 2004, Provincial tax hikes undermine effort to make Canada more competitive. Monday, October 4, 2004, German EU bureaucrat issues confused defense of tax competition. Friday, October 1, 2004, German EU Commissioner endorses tax competition. Tuesday, September 28, 2004, Globalization helps the poor. Saturday, September 25, 2004, Dutch and French government openly admit that tax competition works. Wednesday, September 22, 2004, More evidence that tax competition pushes policy in the right direction. Wednesday, September 22, 2004, Australia seeks to mitigate adverse impact of worldwide taxation. Tuesday, September 21, 2004, Australia should cut tax rates. Monday, September 20, 2004, Romania joins tax cut parade. | ||||||