55. Unlocking Market Freedom With EU Law - Adrián Rubio

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Rasheed sits down with IE Law Professor Adrián Rubio to unpack the complex relationship between European Union law, market liberalization, and the resulting concentration of power in Brussels. Rubio shines light on how EU law has historically opened markets across the continent, but notes the centralization of power set in motion by today’s regulatory machinery at the expense of key economic and individual freedoms.

EU Law: the Great Liberator - sectors like telecoms, airlines, and energy have benefitted greatly from reforms, but today much of that power is centralized in Brussels, raising concerns about freedom.

EU Technocracy vs. EU Democracy - while technocrats can help push through pro-market reforms, the European Parliament’s growing power has often fueled regulation and politicization instead of economic liberty.

Tool of last resort? - libertarians and conservatives rarely use EU legal procedures to defend freedom, leaving regulatory and environmentalist groups to dominate litigation.

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