The May ’68 Movement was the start of a historical period of considerable reduction in social inequalities in France which ran out of steam later for quite different reasons.
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Thomas Piketty: May 1968 and inequality
Economics
DeStatis – Germany: Building permits issued for dwellings in January 2023: -26.0% on the same month a year earlier
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EU politics
Investigate Europe: Legislation in the „Black Box“ of the EU Council – where secrecy feeds mistrust
Dutch parliamentarians recently labelled the European Council a “black box”. Through its informal bodies, such as the Eurogroup of finance ministers of the 19 eurozone countries, national parliaments become sidelined and are continually confronted with […]
Corruption
Al Jazeera: New anti-corruption party leading Bulgaria’s parliamentary vote
Centre-right GERB party of former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov ahead in three surveys, while new centrist group leads in another. Read here
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