Corruption
Hubert Horan, Izabella Kaminska: The “Uber Files” are not the Uber exposé you are looking for
Finally an article that analyses the case of Uber and the Uber Files with the real big picture Read Here
Regulatory Capture
Corruption
Mathew D. Rose – Uber Files: Another victory for EU corruption
The Uber Files have once again shown that mainstream media is not there to protect democracy, but to participate in its sell out. Mathew D. Rose is an Investigative Journalist specialised in Organised Political Crime […]
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Kroes-ing through the revolving door
Double-Kroes-ing would be more apt. As we keep writing, corruption – and that is what this is – is endemic in the EU and European political class. We see maybe one in ten thousand cases. […]
Corruption
BBC – Uber Files: Massive leak reveals how top politicians secretly helped Uber
Thousands of leaked files have exposed how Uber courted top politicians, and how far it went to avoid justice. Read Here The files show Emmanuel Macron was on first name terms with Uber’s founder while […]
Corruption
The Counterbalance: Nick Shaxson – The quadruple tax system of patent monopolies
This is a very long, but enjoyable to read article covering a lot of terrain concerning monopolies, tax, intellectual property, the free trade myth, and TRIPS. The perfect weekend read. Counterbalance is a newsletter from […]
Corruption
euobserver: How industry watered-down new EU supply chain rules
The rules say the EU Commission’s regulatory board is not supposed to discuss individual files in meetings with lobbyists, but the evidence in our report reveals a major loophole: they can be — and are […]
Climate Crisis
euronews: Chaos erupts at the European Parliament as three key climate laws are postponed
Its payday in Brussels today as commissioners and parliamentarians will be remunerated by corporate lobbyists for watering down still another a climate law. Again, the German hypocrites played a major role in sabotaging the bill […]
Corruption
Mathew D. Rose – The Ugly Germans Are Back
Driven by self interest German business interests and government have propelled Europe towards a political and economic abyss – still again Mathew D. Rose is an Investigative Journalist specialised in Organised Political Crime in Germany […]
Climate Crisis
Corporate Europe Observatory – Why Europe can’t break free from the gas lobby
Corporate interests, not the common good of European citizens, determines EU policy By Pascoe Sabido Cross-posted from the website of Corporate Europe Observatory Photo: Wikimedia commons The invasion of Ukraine has exposed Europe’s dependency on […]
Climate Crisis
DeSmog UK – Biomass Industry Pushes Back Against Europe’s Plans To Protect Woodlands
The climate rollback in the EU continues as leaked documents show UK power plant Drax is at the heart of lobbying efforts to dilute EU biodiversity rules that could limit its supply of wood. By […]