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The Market Center Blog As of January 17, 2008 Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4
Thursday, January 10, 2008, Protectionist Kyoto-Style Tax Scheme from Brussels. Wednesday, January 9, 2008, More Waste from Brussels. Wednesday, December 19, 2007, Taxpayer-Financed Euro-Propoganda. Saturday, December 15, 2007, Europe's Elites Override Democracy and Sign Up for a "Welfare Eurostate. Saturday, December 15, 2007, Taxpayer-Financed Euro-Propoganda. Tuesday, December 11, 2007, Bloated Pensions for EU Bureaucrats. Friday, December 7, 2007, The $5 Million Presidency. Saturday, December 1, 2007, Europe's Electoral Farce. Tuesday, November 27, 2007, European Politicians, Global Warming, and Moral Preening. Friday, November 16, 2007, European Union Sets 13-Year Record for Incompetence and Wasteful Spending. Monday, November 12, 2007, EU Spending Is Used to Promote More Centralization. Monday, October 29, 2007, Europe's Regulatory Attack Against America. Wednesday, October 24, 2007, Unanswered Questions About the Re-Packaged EU Constitution. Sunday, October 21, 2007, Heritage Foundation Experts Slam European Centralization. Monday, October 8, 2007, Seeking to Expand Savings Tax Cartel, Europe's Greedy Politicians Hold Trade Liberalization Hostage. Friday, October 5, 2007, European Bureaucrats Use Antitrust Laws to Attack US Companies. Sunday, September 30, 2007, Those Silly Europeans. Monday, September 24, 2007, Why Not Let Belgium Disappear? Thursday, September 20, 2007, Europe's Coup d'Etat. Monday, August 13, 2007, European Elites Earn Scorn from The Economist. Tuesday, July 31, 2007, Cynicism, European Political Elites, and the EU Constitution/Treaty. Friday, July 20, 2007, Political Correctness at the European Commission. Monday, July 16, 2007, A Perverse Burst of Honesty from Europe. Wednesday, July 4, 2007, European Union Squanders Money on Self-Promotion and Propaganda, Including Sex Videos. Sunday, July 1, 2007, Bureaucratic Waste in Brussels. Wednesday, June 27, 2007, Column in Financial Times Slams New Constitution. Friday, June 22, 2007, Harsh Criticism for the Re-Packaged EU Constitution from a British Newspaper. Thursday, June 21, 2007, Brutal and Well-Deserved Condemnation of Both the Process and Substance of the EU Constitution. Wednesday, June 20, 2007, The Dishonest Campaign for the EU Constitution. Tuesday, June 19, 2007, Will Tony Blair Surrender British Sovereignty? Sunday, June 17, 2007, French Politician Admits European Constitution Being Pushed Under False Pretenses. Thursday, May 3, 2007, Scandalous Pensions for European Parliamentarians. Monday, October 30, 2006, European bureaucrat holds out threat of forcing Sweden into Euro. Monday, October 23, 2006, Even the European Commission acknowledges that entitlement spending is a threat Sunday, October 8, 2006, Europe's political elite thinks the statist Constitution can be salvaged Monday, October 2, 2006, EU endorses Hungary's anti-tax cuts policy Tuesday, September 19, 2006, EU governments reject free market health care Sunday, September 10, 2006, Taxpayers pick up the tab for Germany's compliance with EU budget rules Thursday, August 31, 2006, EU suffers from government "fatigue", says French politician Saturday, July 29, 2006, European Commissioner futilely seeks less regulation Friday, July 28, 2006, Another ludicrous idea from Brussels Wednesday, July 26, 2006, Euro-crats finally dealing with an issue that matches their expertise Monday, July 24, 2006, Political correctness from Brussels Tuesday, July 18, 2006, Fiscal schizophrenia in the European Union Saturday, June 17, 2006, Another anti-democratic scheme to impose the EU Constitution Thursday, June 15, 2006, EU still obsessed with fiscal balance, not growth Wednesday, June 7, 2006, European bureaucrats prefer regulation over competition Thursday, June 1, 2006, EU approves watered-down services reform Friday, May 19, 2006, It is "employment week" in the EU Tuesday, May 9, 2006, EU considers windfall profit taxes on oil companies Saturday, May 6, 2006, Big economies of the EU choose to keep their borders closed Friday, May 5, 2006, No optimism in the EU Friday, April 28, 2006, Is monetary union good for the EU? Thursday, April 13, 2006, European double speak on deregulation Monday, April 10, 2006, Angela Merkel's Orwellian plan for the EU Constitution Wednesday, March 29, 2006, EU Commission thinks lower taxes area form of "fuzzy accounting" Tuesday, February 28, 2006, EU criticizing Romania for tax cuts. Thursday, February 23, 2006, Europe opens services to cross-border competition, sort of. Wednesday, February 22, 2006, EU slaps Britain, but for the wrong reason. Monday, February 6, 2006, EU attacks the Swiss on low tax rates. Wednesday, December 21, 2005, Tony Blair's sell-out hurts England - and Europe. Friday, December 16, 2005, British Ambassador leaks the truth about European farm subsidies. Tuesday, November 8, 2005, European subsidies to French farmers are even more disgusting than U.S. farm subsidies. Wednesday, November 2, 2005, Not all of Europe is on the wrong side. Monday, October 17, 2005, The French fight to preserve farm subsidies. Thursday, September 15, 2005, European Union's fight against job creation Sunday, August 28, 2005, Czech President warns against Europeanism Wednesday, August 3, 2005, Can Europe reform? Saturday, July 9, 2005, European politicians flout their own rules in effort to create super-state Tuesday, June 21, 2005, European Union squabbles are inevitable in a marriage that shouldn't exist Monday, June 20, 2005, European Union desperately needs smaller government Monday, June 20, 2005, European bureaucracy reflects a totalitarian impulse Sunday, June 19, 2005, European Union politicians change the rules in the middle of the game Thursday, June 16, 2005, European politicians scheme to thwart the will of the people Wednesday, June 15, 2005, The high cost of EU membership for the UK Tuesday, June 14, 2005, Europe's deceptive Constitution Saturday, June 11, 2005, Constitution rejection should help economic reform in Europe Thursday, June 9, 2005, EU politicians want more money to waste Tuesday, June 7, 2005, The EU's continuing assault on democracy Monday, June 6, 2005, Sweden's economic crisis Sunday, June 5, 2005, Continuing disarray in the European Union Sunday, June 5, 2005, The EU's democratic deficit Saturday, June 4, 2005, Bigger government is European reaction to French and Dutch votes Saturday, June 4, 2005, The EU's continuing assault on democracy Friday, June 3, 2005, Politicians already scheming to overturn votes against EU Constitution Thursday, June 2, 2005, More feedback on the French vote Thursday, June 2, 2005, More reaction to the defeat of the EU Constitution Tuesday, May 31, 2005, Fallout from France's vote against the EU Constitution Monday, May 30, 2005, Vive la France Saturday, May 28, 2005, The EU's "Plan B" Friday, May 27, 2005, The European assault on sovereignty Friday, May 27, 2005, The French vote will be a victory for collectivism Wednesday, May 25, 2005, Maybe the French should vote for the EU Constitution Tuesday, May 24, 2005, Odd left-wing attack on EU Constitution Sunday, May 22, 2005, Europe's wasteful budget Thursday, May 19, 2005, The European bureaucratic super-state Monday, May 16, 2005, Another EU tax, but at least this one is fake Thursday, April 28, 2005, Dutch oppose statist EU Constitution Wednesday, April 27, 2005, European Commission identifies Germany and France as worst "state aid" offenders Wednesday, April 27, 2005, Censorship in Brussels Monday, April 25, 2005, Another European taxpayer rip-off shows danger of big government Sunday, April 24, 2005, European Parliament wants to make Europe even less competitive Tuesday, April 19, 2005, More corruption in Brussels Sunday, April 17, 2005, Will the French save Europe? Friday, April 1, 2005, The EU should worry about tightening its own belt Friday, April 1, 2005, Tories may reclaim some sovereignty from EU Sunday, March 27, 2005, More empty rhetoric from the EU Friday, March 25, 2005, A step backwards for the EU Thursday, March 24, 2005, New EU budget agreement is a joke Wednesday, March 23, 2005, European Union is a threat to principles of individual liberty Sunday, March 20, 2005, Will the French save Europe? Saturday, March 19, 2005, Ranking EU members Friday, March 18, 2005, Over-regulation imposes huge costs on the EU economy Thursday, March 17, 2005, More propaganda from the EU Tuesday, March 15, 2005, Pro-growth rhetoric from the EU Monday, March 14, 2005, New report shows the EU lagging behind the US Thursday, March 10, 2005, Europe's dismal future Thursday, March 3, 2005, British legislator warns that EU Constitution threatens US interests Thursday, March 3, 2005, Meaningless fight in Europe over Lisbon Agenda Wednesday, March 2, 2005, The EU continues its downhill slide Tuesday, March 1, 2005, European Union responsible for weakness and division Wednesday, February 23, 2005, EU Constitution is bad for Europe and bad for America Monday, February 21, 2005, An inadequate argument for the EU Constitution Saturday, February 19, 2005, Another European tax grab Friday, February 18, 2005, EU regulations will hinder airline competition Friday, February 18, 2005, European Commission subverts democracy with pro-Constitution propaganda Thursday, February 17, 2005, The strange world of French politics Friday, February 11, 2005, EU Commission: Market rhetoric, statist actions Friday, February 11, 2005, German scholar warns that EU Constitution means bigger government Saturday, February 5, 2005, European politicians decide to subsidize themselves Friday, February 4, 2005, European left complains about new "Lisbon Strategy." Thursday, February 3, 2005, New joblessness record in "Compassionate" Germany Thursday, February 3, 2005, A hopeful sign for Europe Wednesday, February 2, 2005, Reality doesn't match rhetoric in Europe Wednesday, February 2, 2005, European Commission seeks bigger handouts Tuesday, February 1, 2005, Is the European Commission pro-tax competition? Tuesday, February 1, 2005, Dutch government undermines democracy Tuesday, February 1, 2005, The absurd German welfare state Saturday, January 29, 2005, The Brussels pot is calling the kettle black Saturday, January 29, 2005, Good news from Europe Friday, January 28, 2005, Has the EU leopard changed its spots? Friday, January 28, 2005, Foreign Secretary wants U.K. to be E.U. colony Thursday, January 27, 2005, The fraudulent Lisbon agenda Sunday, January 23, 2005, France's slide to soft totalitarianism Friday, January 21, 2005, European Union budget fight focuses on symptoms rather than the disease. Saturday, January 15, 2005, E.U. wants U.K. taxpayers to finance bigger share of wasteful budget. Tuesday, January 11, 2005, German welfare state run amok. Sunday, January 9, 2005, Belgium taxpayers don't fall for bait-and-switch tax amnesty. Friday, January 7, 2005, German journalist exposes European misconceptions. Friday, January 7, 2005, The decline and fall of France. 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. 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