Serge Turbin, OPINION Fintech is a booming sector at the intersection of financial services and technology. Increasingly, fintech startups and technology companies are entering the marketplace traditionally reserved for large financial institutions and intermediaries, such as banks and insurance companies. From TransferWise to Funding Circle, fintech firms are disrupting the status quo, by offering new…
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'Fifth' freedom or data protectionism?
Serge Turbin OPINION The most recent economic and political crises in the European Union have demonstrated serious weaknesses in the four freedoms. Do we need a new freedom in the digital age – the free movement of data within the EU? The question may seem rhetorical, considering the global nature of the Internet. Every single…
Liberals rejected Alliance with Five Star Movement
DEPECHE from Serge Turbin, European Parliament, follow-up of OPINION on M5S joining ALDE party: The shocking prospect of Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement (M5S) joining the ALDE group in the European Parliament did not materialise as the ALDE group’s executive committee bureau rejected the deal. The national delegations of the Nordic countries (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Sweden) as well as…
ALDE-Five Stars: marriage of convenience?
Serge Turbin OPINION The news from the European Parliament of The Five Star Movement (M5S, Italy) joining the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) puzzled many of Brussels pundits and experts. Moreover, the European Liberal Youth (LYMEC), ALDE’s youth wing, issued a statement condemning this move: “LYMEC understands the urge to grow…
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