Among Member States for which data are available, the largest monthly decreases in the total retail trade volume were registered in Slovenia (–10.5%), Hungary and Poland (both –2.0%) and Sweden (–1.6%). The highest increases were observed in Cyprus (+1.6%), Luxembourg (+0.8%) and Belgium (+0.7%).
Corruption
Corporate European Observatory – Chemical nations: how member states defend their dirty industries
Czech PM Andrej Babiš is the de facto owner of major #titaniumdioxide producer Precheza. Is it any wonder that the Czech Govt & Babiš’ MEPs tried to block the chemical’s classification as “suspected carcinogen”? No. […]
Corruption
Times Malta: ‘I will launch campaign for HSBC to quit Malta,’ MEP threatens
EU parliamentarian Sven Giegold accuses Malta of being soft on money-laundering. That is of course a euphemism: Better would be avid supporters of money-laundering Read here
EU politics
Irish Mirror: Clare Daly loses MEP seat as Dublin Election count goes down to the wire
It is with the deepest sadness that we post this link. This is a great loss for the European Left and the European Union as a whole. Norman Finkelstein honoured Daly by referring to her […]
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