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.
Economics
Eurostat: Euro area international trade in goods deficit €50.9 bn, €64.7 bn deficit for EU
The first estimate for euro area exports of goods to the rest of the world in August 2022 was €231.1 billion, an increase of 24.0% compared with August 2021 (€186.4 bn). Imports from the rest […]
Finance
Shaun Richards: The Novo Banco saga has been one of misrepresentation and woe
Ín 2014 Portugal’s Central Bank bailed out the Banco Espírito Santo, S.A with 4.4 Billion Euros. Banco Espírito Santo, was, as so often the case when banks are “saved”, split into a bad bank with all […]
Corruption
AP – Leftist-green candidate elected mayor of Croatia’s capital
We shall see how long a leftist politician with integrity holds out in a corrupt EU nation. Read here
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