editorial partner Liberte! Friedrich Naumann Foundation

European Union

Further Regulation of Roaming Fees Bound to Increase Prices
Economy
Further Regulation of Roaming Fees Bound to Increase Prices
No-fee regulation will have its limits (they should prevent abusing of the cheap prices of cross-border calls), first proposals are very restrictive – the maximum 40 minutes of calls and 100 text messages per year from abroad. However, it is definitely one of the biggest intervention to the entrepreneurial freedom the European Union has seen.
Risks and Challenges
Economy
Risks and Challenges
Security is the biggest challenge for our economy. To counteract a similar challenge, Israel, for example, is entirely militarized, regardless of the fact that numerous international lobbyist groups assist it, including financially. A country facing such security challenges might have armed forces three or four times stronger than Georgia and a defense budget 10 times larger.
Briefing Paper on the EU Agenda “Better Regulation for Better Results”
Policy Papers
Briefing Paper on the EU Agenda “Better Regulation for Better Results”
The objective of this paper is to comment on the “Better regulation for better results - An EU agenda” from May 19, 2015 (hereinafter – EU BR Agenda) in a broader context. The EU BR Agenda confirms the existing schemes and frameworks of EU Better Regulation policy, expresses a firm political commitment to continue efforts in this regard, and embraces evolutional – not revolutionary – novelties.
What Can Estonians Learn from the Digital?
Society
What Can Estonians Learn from the Digital?
Estonia has set itself the goal of making better use of digital opportunities in teaching and developing students’ digital competence - the ability to use digital technology in order to better cope with studying and working, communicating within communities and simply as citizens in a rapidly changing information society.