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Join Us on the Freedom Games 2014
Think Tank News
Join Us on the Freedom Games 2014
25th anniversary of July, 4 1989 will definitely result in many commemorative addresses and summaries. We, however, people not much older than the 3rd Republic of Poland, linked to the Liberté! magazin circle, would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the challenges we might face in the future and to make this at the same time a joyful celebration of Polish freedom. Therefore we have decided to organize Freedom Games.
EU and Unexpected Costs
Economy
EU and Unexpected Costs
European Commission wants to tackle down on in-app purchases of add-ons for free tablet and mobile games. Commissioner Neven Mimica said, that “consumers, and in particular children, need better protection against unexpected costs”. He’s absolutely right.
The Receipt for Government Services for 2014
Economy
The Receipt for Government Services for 2014
The goal of the project is to explain that there ain’t no such thing as a free lunch provided by state and to inform general public on the costs of the public services by using this specific visual form. It uses per citizen calculation (including children and retirees), that enables better understanding of each taxpayer´s share on financing the public services.
Searching for the EU Centre of Power Against the Background of Eurozone Reform: What’s the Stake in the Game?
Politics
Searching for the EU Centre of Power Against the Background of Eurozone Reform: What’s the Stake in the Game?
If we take a look back at how the integration process evolved, the \'state of tension\' between the community (the EU) and intergovernmental methods has always been present. The establishment of the three Communities in the 1950s was a reflection of how the process relied on the community method: this is how the creation of the Community common market began.
Efficiency Instead of a Symbol
Politics
Efficiency Instead of a Symbol
Despite an ongoing crisis in the past few years, the governments of the 28 member states of the European Union agreed to spend 180m Euro per year and emit additional 19.000 tons of carbon dioxide into atmosphere simply to enable the meetings of the European Parliament to be held in two locations: Brussels and Strasbourg?
Landesbanken: The Monster Is Still Alive
Economy
Landesbanken: The Monster Is Still Alive
The key question is: why should the German regional states own a bank? It has cost and still costs the German taxpayer a great deal of money to invest in boats, planes and property, yet brings the taxpayer few advantages for the risks incurred. Given the strength of our economy, this poor performance still looks very strange.