Corruption
Bill Mitchell: The EU is neoliberal to its core and captured by corporate interests
“The neoliberalism of the EU is core. The whole house has to be torn down, the block cleared, and new foundations laid.” Read here
Lobbying
Corruption
European Environmental Bureau: EU rejects scientific advice to dodge cancer warning after “unprecedented” lobbying
You can be excused for thinking that all the EU does is further the interests of transnational corporations at the expense of tis citzens. Fact is, that is what they do. Read here
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Captured states: when EU governments are a channel for corporate interests
Member states play a hugely important role in EU decision-making, but too often they act as middlemen for corporate interests. This new report combines case studies, original research, and analysis to illustrate the depth of […]
Corruption
Politico: Parliament adopts transparency rules on MEPs meeting lobbyists
This is still not a law, so let us see how it ends. Otherwise a step in the right direction. Read here
Corruption
ITUC: “E-commerce” push at WTO threatens to undermine labour standards
The ITUC has warned that new trade rules currently being tabled would place severe restrictions on governments’ ability to regulate in the interests of working people. The proposals, which come under the banner of the […]
Corruption
Branko Milanović – Governments of limited vice
An interesting idea, but what Branko Milanović does not address is what happens when a society crosses the invisible line into a different category of vice. Branko Milanović is an economist specialised in development and […]
Corruption
Politico: Inside Facebook’s fight against European regulation
Dozens of Commission documents show how the tech giant pushed back against rules on issues ranging from copyright to privacy. Read here
Austerity
Mathew D. Rose – Why the Far Right came to embrace the EU
What happened to the Far Right threat to the EU? Despite all the threats and resulting headlines it has disappeared. Probably because they may no longer be a threat to the EU, but the saviour […]
Corruption
euobserver: Centre-right MEPs want transparency vote to be secret
That is transparency à la EU. What a farce. The EU poltical class seems very busy subverting democracy these days (Read here and here) Read here
Corruption
George Monbiot: Toxic fumes threaten our children. We have to take on the pollution lobby
The growth in emissions is creating a ‘diesel generation’ of unhealthy youngsters. And some of the world’s most powerful industries are behind it Read here