Author: Bill Wirtz

Lift the sanctions on Russia, and we’ll allow for Ukraine to export its food: that was the message that Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko passed on to its European counterparts recently....

Si les aides étatiques sans limites ont bénéficié à certaines entreprises, d’autres ont totalement été mises de côté… ce qui pose la question d’une concurrence déloyale, par exemple dans le...

May 20th marked the annual World Bee Day of the United Nations, an excellent occasion to debunk the myth that the bees are dying because of modern agriculture. This common misconception...

On World Bee Day, let’s set the record straight. It has been seven years since the Washington Post famously dispelled the myth of a catastrophic bee decline in an article titled “Call...

Emmanuel Macron’s defeat of Marine Le Pen in France’s presidential election on Sunday was a victory for moderation over extremism. But despite the collective sigh of relief from the EU...

War is never a good time for an “I told you so!” It amounts to making a point on policy on the backs of the suffering of many. That said,...

Every political consensus of the past decade is on the table, from pesticide phase-outs to nuclear energy. In Europe, every political consensus of the last few decades has been thrown...

Le secteur énergétique n’est pas le seul concerné par la guerre en Ukraine, les sanctions qui l’ont suivie, et des problèmes d’approvisionnement en ressources essentielles. La stratégie de l’UE semble...

The United States is facing a historic shortage of weed killers due to ongoing supply chain issues. The manufacturers are struggling to get their hands on some of the inert...

La guerre en Ukraine montre à quel point les politiques de certains pays européens se sont basés sur des solutions de facilité, au prix de leur dépendance énergétique. La transition...

L’Union européenne veut garantir un approvisionnement régulier en semi-conducteurs sur le Vieux Continent. Mais, en dehors des subventions, elle n’a pas grand-chose à offrir… Dans le cadre de la présidence...

Europe’s Green Deal is supposed to revolutionize energy and agriculture. Now, the continent can’t afford it. Russia’s war in Ukraine has shaken every political consensus in Europe. Within weeks, Germany’s...