Corruption
Lighthouse Reports: Europe’s Potemkin Lobby
Powerful European farming lobby Copa-Cogeca is losing legitimacy even as it stymies the EU’s green agenda and hoovers up public funds Read HERE
Lobbying
Corruption
euractiv: Belgian lobbyist sues von der Leyen over Pfizer contracts
This sounds just like the corruption scandal she was being questioned for corruption in Germany that resulted in her being bundled off to Brussels. In Germany she deleted her SMS messages although explicitly told not […]
Corruption
Euractiv: European Parliament calls ethics body plan ‘toothless missed opportunity’
How can the EU that has no ethics, but only corporate profits in mind, have an “Ethics Body”? Read HERE
Corruption
Politico – EU Corruption: Eva Kaili is back with a new story prompting incredulity: There’s a conspiracy
The Qatargate suspect is pushing to reframe her case as an anti-spying morality tale, prompting some incredulity. Read HERE
Corruption
The European Conservative: Qatargate MEP Lifts Lid on Parliamentary Espionage
Eva Kaili, the Greek MEP and former vice-president of the European Parliament accused of money laundering and bribery as part of the ‘Qatargate’ scandal, is on the offensive, claiming she’s been targeted for her work […]
Corruption
ARC – CAP Agricultural Strategic Plan Denmark: The Art of Bypassing Fairness
Why EU agricultural policy is not working for the common good, but for the profits of venture capital. In this case in Denmark Agricultural and Rural Convention – ARC2020 is an NGO, a multi-stakeholder platform […]
Climate Crisis
Michaela Herrmann – The Rise of the ‘Climate Friendly’ Cow
Meat companies are using slick PR and industry-funded science to convince the public that beef and dairy are good for the planet Michaela Herrmann is the Lead Researcher at DeSmog, with a particular focus on […]
Corruption
Roger McKenzie – The Simple Reason Why the U.S. Wants ‘Full Spectrum Dominance’ of the Earth
The United States is interested in safeguarding profits of monopoly capital, which carries politicians in Washington around in its pockets Roger McKenzie is a reporter for the Morning Star. He is the general secretary of […]
Climate Crisis
Bill Mckibben – The Biggest Story of the Week
Hours before news of the former president’s indictment took over the headlines, a study warned that “melting ice around Antarctica will cause a rapid slowdown of a major global deep ocean current by 2050 that […]
Corruption
Radhika Desai, Michael Hudson – Did Big Banks Take Over the U.S. Treasury?
The current bank crisis is no isolated crisis but really another chapter in the long unraveling of the US financial system Michael Hudson is President of The Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends […]