Here we are, starting yet another month of 2017 with violence erupting all over the world. On October 1, the people of Catalonia were to vote on the autonomous community’s independence from Spain. The… Read more »

We have a date. Article 50 – the clause in the the Lisbon Treaty that allows a member state to formally begin the withdrawal process from the European Union — will be triggered… Read more »

So the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, has said she’ll be activating Article 50 by the end of March, starting the formal process for leaving the European Union, meaning the… Read more »

I’m simply a pessimist. [Coordinated European state action in favor of refugees] will not happen, which means, maybe, that it’s the end of Europe the way we know it. The only… Read more »

The 52% to 48% split in the UK’s recent referendum on leaving the EU provided a slim and controversial win for the ‘leave’ campaign, leading to an impending Brexit. However,… Read more »

One of the biggest political decisions to face Britons in their lifetime is looming—the European Union referendum, with polling stations opening today, June 23rd. The British public will be voting on whether to… Read more »

Last year, we reported on Amazon UK’s Christopher North, who defended—with great vigor—his employer’s decision to funnel its sales through Luxembourg—and thus avoid paying anything close to the tax rate… Read more »

In a development certain to remind you that you need to do your goddamn taxes already, the European Commission just handed down a big decision regarding tax law as regards… Read more »

For one of the smallest sovereign nations in Europe, Luxembourg has served as a battleground for ruling dynasties and falling empires. At just 2,586 square kilometers, this scrappy little country has served… Read more »

In a case that echoes Google’s unauthorized scanning of millions of copyrighted works, the European Union Court of Justice has ruled that libraries in EU member states may digitize books… Read more »