If an ordinary Russian loses half of his pension or salary because of the fall in the rouble and inflation caused by the sanctions, then there is no recourse, no court where he can complain. On the other hand, if you want to deprive an oligarch with 100 million euros of half his fortune, then there are multiple procedures to challenge the decision, and very often you don’t pay anything.
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Massive wastage of labour in the European Union
The EU’s employment situation stripped of the Ode to Joy and EU financed fireworks Read here
EU politics
Catalan News – Catalonia: Judge dismisses 43 allegations of injuries by police during independence referndum
The judge explained “The use of force is legitimate whenever there is a justification for it and when it is carried out proportionally”. The word proportionally is used differently in nations like Spain, Turkey, and […]
Environment
Manchester Evening News: Air pollution ‘is a bigger global killer than smoking’
Air pollution kills more people than smoking, scientists say. A new study suggests that 8.8 million deaths a year around the world can be attributed to dirty air. Why then is the EU so dedicated […]
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