Should we have boycotted the World Cup in Qatar? Probably not. Since we have always accepted to participate in sports competitions with regimes far removed from social and electoral democracy, starting with China (2008 Olympic Games) and Russia (2018 World Cup), the boycott of Qatar would have been interpreted as a new mark of the hypocrisy of Westerners, always ready to give lessons to a few small countries when it suits them, while continuing to do business with all those who bring them enough money.
Lobbying
Corporate Europe Observatory: A welcome decision on Amazon EU lobby ban
Weeks after Amazon workers and civil society allies demanded an Amazon ban from European institutions, the European Parliament will be withdrawing Amazon’s lobbying badges. Read HERE Corporate Europe Observatory
Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: Production in June 2025: -3.6% on the same month a year earlier
Production in industry June 2025 (in real terms, provisional): -1.9% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted) -3.6% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted) May 2025 (in real terms, revised): -0.1% […]
National Politics
BBC: Brazil election: Lula makes stunning comeback
In good news for the planet and a major political setback for the USA Brazil has taken a turn to the left as former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva beat far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro […]
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