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EU–US Agreement: Humiliation, or Art of the Deal?
Economy
EU–US Agreement: Humiliation, or Art of the Deal?
‘Liberation Day’ marked a real threat to the world, as it risked sparking a global trade war. On 2 April, Donald Trump announced the largest tariff hike since the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act, 1930. This move reflected Trump’s views on international trade and the global economy: He sees trade as a zero-sum game that the US is losing, and, to him, tariffs are a way to help the American economy and public finances.
Decriminalizing Recreational Marijuana – Small Step in the Right Direction
Politics
Decriminalizing Recreational Marijuana – Small Step in the Right Direction
Due to the activities of the Parliamentary Group on the Decriminalization of Marijuana, the debate on the decriminalization and legalization of recreational cannabis has returned to Poland. The Group plans to present a draft act that would decriminalize the possession of up to 15 grams of marijuana. Current research on drug policy indicates that, from a harm-reduction perspective, the most effective solution is the legalization of this substance.
4liberty.eu Network Launches New Manifesto Calling for Measurable Deregulation to Boost Europe’s Competitiveness
Think Tank News
4liberty.eu Network Launches New Manifesto Calling for Measurable Deregulation to Boost Europe’s Competitiveness
The 4liberty.eu network in cooperation with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Central Europe office has officially launched its new Manifesto, “Deregulation, Not Simplification: Europe’s Way Out of Bureaucracy,” at a high-level gathering in Brussels bringing together policymakers, business representatives and experts from all over Europe.

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Academy of Liberalism
Tallinn, Estonia
Bendukidze Free Market Center
Kyiv, Ukraine
Center fo Economic and Market Analyses (CETA)
Prague, Czech Republic
Civic Development Forum (FOR)
Warsaw, Poland
Economic Freedom Foundation
Warsaw, Poland
Free Market Foundation
Budapest, Hungary
Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting (IER)
Kiev, Ukraine
Institute for Market Economics (IME)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Institut Liberálních Studií (Institute for Liberal Studies)
Prague, the Czech Republic
Institute of Economic and Social Studies (INESS)
Bratislava, Slovakia
Liberales Institut
Potsdam, Germany
Liberte!
Lodz, Poland
Lithuanian Free Market Institute (LFMI)
Vilnius, Lithuania
Projekt: Polska
Warsaw, Poland
Republikon Institute
Budapest, Hungary