Opinion

The EEI issues frequent Opinions, offering fresh commentary and sharp insight on current affairs and the big picture.

EEI Opinions are written European and international personalities for the EEI and syndicated in collaboration with our institutional partners.

Opinion papers are published in a digital format only and are available free of charge.

Opinion no.1, Let's do things better, July 14, 2004 by Gunnar Hökmark, Download PDF

Opinion no.2, Not what the doctor ordered, September 14, 2004 by Jacob Lund Nielsen, Download PDF

Opinion no.3, The EU Working Time Directive, September 30, 2004 by Jonatan Henriksson, Download PDF

Opinion no.4, EU Food Claims Regulations- A Healthy Plate for Consumers?, October 14, 2004, by Jacob Lund Nielsen, Download PDF

Opinion no.5, Tax Competition: Opportunity or Threat for Common European Market?, October 25, 2004, by Valdis Dombrovskis, Download PDF

Opinion no.6, Information to consumers' key in fighting Obesity , Download PDF

Opinion no.7, Climate Change Policy: the Tide of Public Opinion is turning , Download PDF

Opinion no.8, Why Europe needs a workable solution to Software Patents, by Fredrik Egrelius , Download PDF

Opinion no.9, Tax policy as though people really mattered by Kurt Wickman and Christopher Lingle , Download PDF

Opinion no.10, What If France Say's No, April 27th 2005, by Johannes Jarlebring , Download PDF

Opinion no.11, The End of Unlimited Working Time - The beginning of Social Europe?, May 2005, by Jonathan Henriksson , Download PDF

Opinion no.12, .eu - Do you get the point?, December 2005, by Viviane Reding , Download PDF