Corruption
The Irish Times – EU: Banking regulator scores another own goal
Once again the dominance of lobbyists and corruption in the EU is made clear. Let us see how the plenary session votes. Read here
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Dean Baker – Technology, Patents, and Inequality: An Explanation that Even Economists Can Understand
Monopolies do not naturally happen, they are the product of government policy. Dean Baker is a Senior Economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) Cross-posted from Dean Baker’s Beat The Press Blog […]
Corruption
rfi – Macron backs down on pledge to ban glyphosate in France
Macron does not back down regarding tax breaks for the rich, or destroying the pension system of people who work, but for Germany’s Bayer he will do anything – to please his ami le plus […]
Corruption
Politico: Mafia harvest rewards from EU farm funds
Odd, in Italy they are called mafia, in Northern Europe Business-people. Read here
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City A.M.: Northern Rail set to be nationalised ‘this week’ amid franchising chaos
This was being run by the German State Railway “Deutsche Bahn”. Not a word in German media about this failure – Germans never fail (at the worst they get caught cheating or bribing). In the […]
Climate Crisis
New Economics Foundation – Reprotecting Europe
The European Green Deal vs the war on regulations Written by David Powell, Patrick ten Brink, Francesca Carlsson, Emily Scurrah, Frank van Lerven and Adrian Bua Cross-posted from New Economics Foundation Europe faces multiple environmental, […]
Corruption
World Politics Review: How the Murder of a Journalist in Malta Exposed Europe’s Corruption Problem
What no one wants to admit is that with the exception maybe of Scandinavia, corruption is endemic in the EU. Just look at the history of Maltese members of the EU in the European Commission. […]
Corruption
Romania Insider: Corruption scandal hits biggest private university in Romania, pro-rector arrested for bribery
Once again the EU proves that the market will best regulates supply and demand. They probably were taught this by the German hegemon, where many prominent German politicians cheated to obtain their PhDs. Read here
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Renegade Inc – The State Of British Banking with Ian Fraser and Anthony Stansfeld
Since one of the greatest financial crises in human history, you can count on one hand how many British bankers have gone to prison for fraud. Understandably, UK taxpayers are asking why, especially after the […]
Corruption
Reuters: Malta suffers second nationwide power cut in a month
Meanwhile back in one of the EU’s mafia states…. Read here