Bill Mitchell: ECB continues to play a political role making a mockery of its ‘independence’

As Juan Laborda writes here the Spanish government under pressure from the EU is leading Spain into a recession. Read here

This – once again- puts paid to the claim that Jobs with low pay lead to  well paid, permanent employment. Read here  

Three important Turkish moves in the Black Sea have strategic consequences in Russia’s favour: Turkey’s interpretation of the Montreux Convention; its policy on drifting sea mines; and its design of the Black Sea Grain Initiative. […]