Freedom Under Regulatory Pressure: New Nanny State Index Ranks Europe’s Most Paternalistic Countries
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Economic Freedom Foundation / July 29, 2025
A new edition of the Nanny State Index has just been released — a ranking that measures how heavily European countries regulate their citizens’ lifestyles. Experts from the Civil Development Forum (FOR) are sounding the alarm: “Virtually all of the countries surveyed are increasingly turning to paternalistic solutions.”