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EU Seeks Strict Enforcement of Banker Bonus Caps
September 17, 2014
As the U.K. seeks to fight the EU's restrictions on bonuses paid to European bank executives, European Commission Vice-President Michel Barnier has expressed his desire to clamp down on banks that attempt to avoid the regulation by paying their executives an allowance in cash or shares.
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Civitas Explores Solutions to Issues with British EU Exit
September 17, 2014
The British organization Civitas has published a report examining concerns of business leaders and individuals with the possible exit of the U.K. from the EU and proposing solutions to these potential problems.
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EU Considers "Tax and Spend" Policies to Exit Crisis
September 17, 2014
The European Commission is considering a number of different spending measures that would seek to promote growth in the stagnant economic bloc, including a 300-billion-euro investment program proposed by the new Commissioner Jean-Claude Juncker.
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Lord Hill Faces Heat in New Commission Position
September 17, 2014
Following the offer to Britain's proposed representative in the European Commission Lord Hill to head the body's financial services portfolio, head of the U.K. Independence Party Nigel Farage warned that the Commissioner could not be trusted to act in the interests of the British people.
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Tuttle Explores Recent UKIP Success
September 10, 2014
At National Review Online, Ian Tuttle explains how the popularity of the U.K. Independence Party ("UKIP") arises from the belief that British has ceded sovereignty to EU institutions, which, he argues, are "anti-democratic."
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