Haven’t You Heard? Taxing Cryptocurrencies Is the New Thing!
The old vision of Bitcoin replacing traditional money is losing ground as governments move to tax and regulate crypto like any other asset.
Transfer Mispricing: How Multinational Enterprises Shift Profits into Losses for Africa
How do multinational enterprises use transfer mispricing to shift profits abroad, depriving African countries of vital tax revenues?
Revenge of the PIIGS…? The Economic Turnaround of Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain
Not long ago, in a recession not far away, the PIIGS were made infamous.
Drafting the Dream: Can the EU Build a Savings and Investments Union?
Can the EU turn its €10 trillion in idle savings into the foundation of a true Savings and Investments Union—and finally gain financial independence from U.S. capital markets?
Debunking the Myth of Net Contributors and Net Beneficiaries in the EU
Why merely looking at direct financial transactions creates a misleading picture of how EU funds are distributed across Member States
The Role of Monetary Policy in Europe’s Housing Crisis
How the European Central Bank’s monetary decisions, from ultra-low rates to rapid hikes, have shaped the housing market—widening inequalities, burdening renters, and fuelling affordability challenges.
Barnier’s Challenge: Leading a Right-Wing Government in a Left-Leaning Legislature
As France’s new Prime Minister, Michel Barnier, faces opposition from a powerful left-wing bloc and divisions within his conservative party, will the land of protests accept this new government or seek to dismantle it?
Risks and Rewards of an ECB Rate Cut
A powerless ECB without complementary fiscal policy?
Prinsjesdag: A Summary of the 2025 Dutch Budget
With the end of more than a decade of centrist conservative-liberal governance, the Netherlands has moved further right, and so has its budget.
The Regulatory Effects of the Ongoing Struggle to Curtail Tax Evasion in the EU
Over the past decade, tax evasion and tax avoidance have taken the public eye by storm as attention has been shed on repeated tax leaks such as the Panama Papers. Politicians and entrepreneurs are placed under ever-increasing scrutiny, providing ammunition to an often divisive us-versus-them dialectic in political debate. Yet, as financial regulations attempt to address these issues, tens of billions have passed through tax havens in the past decades and continue to do so.
