With regard to EU-Commission President jean Claude Juncker’s speech concerning the future of the EU last week Mitchell writes: “Juncker’s speech displayed the usual mixture of hubris, denial and error-prone behaviour that has defined his Presidency.”
EU politics
OHCHR: UN independent expert urges Spanish Government to reverse decision on Catalan autonomy
The UN Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic and equitable international order, Alfred de Zayas, is calling on Spanish authorities to enter into negotiations in good faith with leaders in Catalonia following the […]
Finance
Prem Sikka: Big four auditing firms – Above the law?
They are not only above the law, they seem to make it. The big four auditing companies, PwC, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and Deloitte, provide frauds and fiddles, the production of questionable and false company […]
EU politics
Brad Setser: Tax Avoidance and the Irish Balance of Payments
An excellent analysis: “Profit shifting by multinational corporations doesn’t distort Ireland’s balance of payments; it constitutes Ireland’s balance of payments.” Read here
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