In a speech at Rice University in 1962, US President John F. Kennedy famously stated that challenges should be undertaken not because they are easy, but because they are hard. While referring to the US commitment to land a man on the moon, the same principle applies to the EU-Mercosur trade agreement. After more than […]
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The author T.E. Carter once wrote that the court of public opinion moves much faster than the law. In Europe, this tenet could apply to the environmental policy agenda and the dichotomy that is forming between European citizens and lawmakers. The European Union (EU)’s overhaul of its Emissions Trading System (ETS) is designed to demonstrate […]
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The playwright George Bernard Shaw once said that a wise man changes his mind; a fool never will. We can, but also hope that supranational political entities like the European Union (EU) have the confidence and wisdom to reject foolish policy and legislation when it is exposed as such. Yet few measures better capture the […]
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