Corruption
Politico – EU: Not all commissioners are treated equally
Comparison of the treatment of Josep Borrell and Thierry Breton suggests neither rigour nor consistency on the part of the European Parliament. Read here
Political Parties
Corruption
Justin Borg-Barthet – Malta: A Captured State
Why the EU has to Intervene Quickly in the Rule of Law Crisis in Malta Justin Borg-Barthet is a Senior Lecturer in EU Law at the University of Aberdeen. Cross-posted from Verfassungsblog In the immediate […]
Corruption
Frances Coppola – Britain: The Tories aren’t the Party of Business – just the London Financial Elite
The Conservative Party used to look after big, nationwide businesses. Now it serves a finance industry based in a few small areas of the capital. What is unfortunately not mentioned is that this system is […]
Corruption
Tristan Guerra, Chloé Alexandre, Frédéric Gonthier – The Yellow Vests: An Economic Populism that is Neither Left nor Right-Wing
C’est l’économie, imbécile. The French Yellow Vests recently celebrated their first birthday, yet there remain many uncertainties about how to interpret the movement. Drawing on an online survey of 5,000 participants, Tristan Guerra, Chloé Alexandre […]
Austerity
Peter McPhee – We Live in a World of Upheaval. So Why Aren’t Today’s Protests Leading to Revolutions?
Today’s protests are driven more by anger over social and economic inequity than deep-seated grievances against a regime. Orlando Barria/EPA Peter McPhee, University of Melbourne We live in a world of violent challenges to the […]
Corruption
Japan Times: Malta mogul arrested on yacht in journalist assassination case
In the end most members of the EU political elite turn out to be nothing less than mafia. Just give it time and some serious research, it always comes out. Read here
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – EU: Thierry Breton, the Corporate Commissioner?
After seeing his first pick for Commissioner rejected by the European Parliament due to concerns of conflict of interests, French President Macron seems to have doubled down with a potentially even more controversial nomination: Thierry […]
Corruption
Selam Gebrekidan, Matt Apuzzo and Benjamin Novak – The Money Farmers: How Oligarchs and Populists Milk the E.U. for Millions
Why do such explicit articles have to come from the USA? It says everything about corporate media in the EU. Read here
Corruption
Mathew D. Rose – Germany’s Problem with its German Minority
Still another German state election has been held, resulting in still another major setback for Germany’s establishment zombie parties. Mathew D. Rose is an Investigative Journalist specialised in Organised Political Crime in Germany and an […]
Corruption
Blerim Vela – Five Lessons from Kosovo’s Parliamentary Elections
Yes, Kosovo is still there and seems to be getting its feet on the ground – despite the EU. This is an excellent article describing the current political situation. Blerim Vela is a PhD researcher […]