State predation is not new in Ukraine. Investigations targeting legitimate businesses – aimed at either extorting money or taking over companies at a fraction of their value – have been a feature of Ukrainian business life since independence. However, large-scale predatory activities by so-called law enforcement agencies were curbed after the Revolution of Dignity.
EU politics
Ben Wray: Spain – The Scotland Papers
Ben Wray reports for Bella Caledonia from Spain where the leaked ‘Scotland Papers’ expose a bizarre set of relations between Scotland and Spain, and examples of paranoia, bullying and racism in the Spanish Foreign Ministry. […]
EU politics
The Guardian: Union wins first round in Deliveroo high court employment challenge
They have a long way to go, but this is truly good news. Read here
EU politics
German Foreign Policy: The West against the Rest
In her State of the Union Address, EU-Commission President Ursula von der Leyen orients the West toward the formation of blocks. Non-Western alliances (BRICS, SCO) are gaining support. Read Here
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