On March 6, the Special European Council saw 27 leaders of the European Union discuss the Russia threat and promote a strategic vision of disconcerting militarism. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had announced two days earlier that Europe had to spend more and indulge its various arms industries with greater attention than before. The ReArm Europe plan entails various measures intended to free up to EUR 800 billion in defence funding. This will entail something distinctly at odds with the standard EU mantra on balanced budgets: using the escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact to bypass the Excessive Deficit Procedure.
Geopolitics
Mark Curtis, Phil Miller – Britain sends spy planes to Gaza during ceasefire
The war on Gaza never stopped, and Britain never stopped its participation in it. Published in the Stop the War coalition website. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Bank of England Governor just didn’t go far enough
Bill Mitchell examines the policies of the Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey Read Here
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck – France is lost – unless it emancipates itself intellectually
But all those in Germany who are badmouthing their unstable neighbour would do better to keep their mouths shut. Germany is indirectly the main reason why France has become ungovernable. With neighbours like that, who […]
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