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.
Climate Crisis
Adam Tooze: Why Central Banks Need to Step Up on Global Warming
A decade after the world bailed out finance, it’s time for finance to bail out the world. Read here
EU politics
UK, EU strike new Northern Ireland post-Brexit deal
Al Jazeera report on the new Northern Ireland deal, known as ‘the Windsor Framework’. Read the article HERE.
Economics
Antonia Zimmermann – Europe’s ‘century of humiliation’ could be just beginning
Donald Trump is using America’s military and technological superiority to force one-sided deals on Europe. Read Article HERE This file is from the Audiovisual Service website of the European Commission and is licensed under the […]
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