Workers at Amazon warehouses and distrbution centres have staged protests – over low pay, poor working conditions and climate concerns – across Europe and the USA to coincide with the online retailer’s annual discounted shopping day, Black Friday. Protests have continued to cover Cyber Monday, another crucial sales period for Amazon.
Sustainability
Bioversity International: New Study Reveals Agrobiodiversity Investments as Triple Win for Health, Environment and Food System Sustainability
Plant and animal species that are the foundation of our food supplies are as endangered as wildlife but get almost no attention, a new report reveals. Read here
Finance
Simon Wren-Lewis: A European Monetary Fund
Wren-Lewis takes a very sobering approach to the idea of creating a European Monetary Fund. The problem is, who should run it? Definitely not politicians, writes Wren-Lewis. He sees the technocrats as the lesser evil. […]
EU politics
Politico – Pedro Sánchez’s nightmare before Christmas
Spain gets less attention than France and Germany but it is another country in the heart of Europe with a highly unstable government. Read the article HERE.
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