OBJECTIVO – Page 4

The Beauty of Loopholes

The EU’s overzealous approach to regulation is notorious, even if the era of strict marketing standards for certain fruits...

Christopher Tapp
Sep 19, 2026 3 min read

Does Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy tell the truth about Nord Stream sabotage in 2022?

On September 26, 2022, explosions occurred along two Nord Stream gas pipelines. The explosions damaged the Nord Stream 1...

Christopher Tapp
Sep 4, 2026 2 min read

The Single Market, Repackaged

Europe’s new packaging law started applying yesterday. The idea behind it is fine. The paperwork it comes with can...

Kees Bouwers
Aug 13, 2026 6 min read

Beyond the Dust: the Trump-Xi meeting

The long-awaited summit between President Trump and President Xi was sold to the public (as usual) with the kind...

Arrigo Mazzi
May 19, 2026 2 min read

All Stories

Systemic problems in Greece not only contribute to the…

When Greece warned the EU’s top officials and executive bodies last summer about the obvious signs of Libya weaponizing illegal migration, no one in...

Christopher Tapp
May 15, 2026 4 min read

The Second Life of the Product Liability Directive

Just because it’s old, it’s not necessarily bad. At least not in the EU. In a quite recent development, European officials dusted off the...

Arrigo Mazzi
May 13, 2026 3 min read

Spain’s Great Experiment

Spain was supposed to be the success story. Germany argued with itself. French population took to the streets every other season. Britain discovered that...

Arrigo Mazzi
May 7, 2026 2 min read

Is the UN Losing Its Mind?

There was a time when the United Nations at least attempted to sound like the adult in the room. Though forever ‘in the shadow’...

Leslie Zelinka
May 5, 2026 2 min read

Key Takeaways From President Macron’s Cyprus Speech

In recent remarks delivered in Cyprus, Emmanuel Macron returned to a theme he has been developing—even if often controversially—for years: Europe is entering a...

Arrigo Mazzi
May 2, 2026 2 min read

Return of refugees to their countries of origin or,…

While Madrid approved new legislation in April that will give legal status to more than 500,000 unauthorized immigrants who currently reside in the country,...

Christopher Tapp
Apr 29, 2026 3 min read

The Ukrainian Game of Drones’ latest episodes could mean…

Following a series of deals with Gulf countries, Ukraine has signed new defence agreements in the Middle East. Is there reason to be suspicious...

Christopher Tapp
Apr 24, 2026 3 min read

The EU Toys With the Idea of Going Nuclear,…

The EU has always had a talent for learning the right lesson sooner or later. Though, usually, only later. It seems to be the...

Arrigo Mazzi
Apr 21, 2026 2 min read