EU politics
Al Jazeera: More than 160 migrants drown in shipwrecks off Libya, UN says
At least 102 migrants died when a boat capsized on Friday, before another 62 died in another incident on Saturday. Read here
Year: 2021
Corruption
DW: German arms exports hit new record during Merkel’s last days
Merkel and Scholz were always the lobbyists for corporations of the worst kind. Merkel is no longer chancellor, now it is Scholz. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose Read here
Corruption
David Jamieson – Year of the Restorationists
A good analysis. The same is true for Biden and the new coalition government in Germany. TINA is alive and well. But David Jamieson argues there is reason to doubt the durability of the new […]
Climate Crisis
UNDP: Fossil fuel subsidies reform could limit climate change while tackling global inequalities. Here’s how
The world is spending billions of dollars on fossil fuels subsidies while hundreds of millions of people live in poverty. Priorities must shift if we want humanity to survive. Read here
Economics
Sergio Cesaratto – Stability Pact: ‘EU and Germany must compensate us, secure our debt’
Without a serious change in governance, there is a risk that the new rules of the Stability Pact will lead to a repetition of old mistakes. Sergio Cesaratto teaches European monetary and fiscal policies at […]
Austerity
Yanis Varoufakis – On why Croatia shouldn’t adopt the Euro, German politics and much more
Yanis Varoufakis – whatever you may think of him – is one of those thinkers one should regularly check in on. Yanis Varoufakis is a Greek economist, politician, leader of MeRA25 and DiEM25, former Greece’s […]
EU politics
Cole Stangler – France’s Culture War Election
For those of you who think French politics is important but is too arcane, here is an excellent primer. Cole Stangler is a Paris-based journalist. A TV news editor, Cole also covers French politics in […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: The ECB is facing a crisis – rising inflation and risk of Member State insolvency – how to make a problem
The only thing that keeps the currency union intact is the ECB acting outside of the legal structures set down by the treaties Read here
Climate Crisis
euronews: Cruise ships hurt the environment, people and local communities – and they don’t pay taxes
The study also found that a large cruiseliner can have a bigger carbon footprint than 12,000 cars, while an overnight stay onboard uses 12 times more energy than a stay in a hotel. Read here
Environment
George Monbiot: What a Carve Up
Border walls are as harmful to ecology as they are to humanity. Read here Lithuanian Armed forces builds concertina wire fence on Lithuanian-Belarusian border / Photo by Lithuanian Armed Forces.