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
Regulatory Capture
Corruption
Richard Holden – Vital Signs: when watchdogs become pets – or the problem of ‘regulatory capture’
Australia’s two financial watchdogs have been criticised for their cuddly relationship with banks. Shutterstock Richard Holden, UNSW Markets require regulators. As Adam Smith, the champion of the invisible hand, notes in The Wealth of Nations, […]
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
ICIJ: Why has the European Commission not investigated Lux Leaks tax deals?
WHY has the EU Commission not investigated the Lux Leaks tax deals? Can Commission President Juncker & former PM of Luxembourg prove there’s no conflict of interest? Read here
Corruption
German Foreign Policy: Germany wants to change the rules
As we have seen with Volkswagen and Deutsche Bank, Germany, not able to compete on the free market, does not break laws, they simply change them in their favour. Now Germany wishes to change monopoly […]
Corruption
Politico: Ombudsman wraps up Selmayr job probe
Great stuff! We have one corrupt German EU official being defended by another corrupt German EU official and a corrupt, alcoholic Luxemburger EU president. European media may make fun of Trump, but is the state […]
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
ProPublica: Why Aren’t Hedge Funds Required to Fight Money Laundering?
A long-standing effort to make big investment funds abide by the same rules that banks and brokerages follow has bogged down. The fund industry says it supports the rules — it just has a few […]
Corruption
Sven Giegold: Taxation: EU-Commission is putting up a smokescreen
The EU Commission’s proposal on qualified majority voting on tax is a trick, to achieve the opposite end (and to protect the tax havens, like Juncker’s Luxembourg). The EU poltical class seems very busy subverting […]
Corruption
EcoWatch: EU Approval of Glyphosate Based on Review That Plagiarized Monsanto Studies
This is something the German government does often at the EU. It is called Regulatory Capture. It shows how confident the German government is that its interests will be followed unquestioned by an obedient EU. […]