Business - Fire of Europe

Regionalization in full swing as US cuts off Chinese access to semiconductors

By Midas van Dijk October 12, 2022Business, China, United States1 Comment

Regionalization is ending the globalized world economy, last Monday's decision by the Biden administration has greatly accelerated this process. Fire of Europe provides the necessary context.

It is time for Europe to become energy independent

By Midas van Dijk July 27, 2022Business, Cyprus, Energy Policy, European Union, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Spain, United Kingdom, United States1 Comment

We should draw the right lessons from the current natural gas crisis: get the politics out of the energy mix and make Europe independent!

Legal Migration reform: a revolution from above?

By Midas van Dijk May 5, 2022Business, European Commission, MigrationNo Comments

EUs new migration proposal shows absence of transparent communication, the weakness of the Commission’s argument and a lack of democratic input.

In natural gas imports, Russia may be the lesser evil

By Midas van Dijk March 27, 2022Business, Energy Policy, Germany, Qatar, Russia2 Comments

While this war is something many Europeans have not experienced before, the Western sanctions on Russia are equally shocking. As Europe seeks to find other sources of oil and natural guess, I worry we may become more dependent on a worse foe.

Can we eat the new European Chips Act?

By Midas van Dijk February 9, 2022Business, European Commission, European Union2 Comments

The short answer is no: the chips that are referred to are not the delicious slices of fried potato, but minuscule silicon parts known as semiconductors. Over the last years…

Eco-warriors scrambling to secure oil supply

By Midas van Dijk November 28, 2021Business, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Netherlands1 Comment

Although this month's Glasgow COP26 climate summit involved ambitious statements by both right-wing and left-wing politicians as to the urgency of climate change, these lofty ambitions are trumped by more…

Global Economy Engulfed in Information War

By Midas van Dijk November 10, 2021Business1 Comment

As any reader will recognize the world is in dangerous economic waters. Ever since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic both governments and central banks have responded with unprecedented monetary…

The Dutch are at it again

By Midas van Dijk September 15, 2021Business, European Court of Justice, NetherlandsNo Comments

Heroic Dutch coffee traders fend off attack by jealous Eurocrats Starbucks has just posted its 2020 annual report, shrewd journalists have ground it up and filtered it into the most…