196 Stories by Christopher Tapp
NextGenerationEU was supposed to be the “unprecedented” lifeline thrown to Member States hard-hit by COVID-19 restrictions. It was supposed to “futureproof” Europe and to...
In the peace process initiated by U.S. President Donald Trump two core issues are in the focus. These are territorial consessions and the border...
Exactly ten years ago, on August 31, 2015, German Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel held a press conference, right after visiting a refugee camp in Dresden....
In several European countries, it would be reasonable to display a ’Full’ sign on schools, considering that immigration into Europe with record-breaking numbers every...
Germany’s decade of Willkommenskultur – the Golden Age of unchecked migration and moral posturing – is suddenly “problematic.” Under Chancellor Scholz, Berlin proudly played...
It is like a stunning demonstration of delayed epiphany. Just recently, Austria’s smallest federal state, Burgenland, has quietly become the continent’s beacon of realism...
There was an abundance of reports of (suspected or proven) human rights abuses on Russia’s side ever since the start of the war in...
The European Commission’s 2025 Annual Report on Taxation paints a dire picture of Europe’s fiscal health. Declining revenues, unsustainable labor tax dependence, and a...
