EU politics
Paul Mason: British Labour’s radical left must fight the rise of a new machine politics
If you wish to know about what is going on in the Left of the British Labour Party, this piece provides a good insight. Read here
EU politics
EU politics
More from Hygge banking: Danske Chairman Says ‘Large’ Part of $234 Billion Is Suspicious
Maybe it was the candles, the warm woolen jumpers, and herbal teas that distracted the management of Danske Bank as 200 billion euros of illegal money drifted through their accounts. Odd, there is no mention […]
Corruption
Reuters: EU says McDonald’s, Luxembourg tax deal not illegal
Wasn´t Juncker Prime Minister and Minister of Finances in Luxeburg at that time. Yes, the EU is really getting tough on mulitnationals and tax evasion. Read here
Climate Change
Greenpeace: Trade group including Facebook, Google to ‘oppose’ EU climate efforts
Leaked document details BusinessEurope’s campaign to undermine EU attempts to cut climate emissions Read here
Deregulation
Saša Uhlová: If the Czech economy is thriving, why are we so poor?
It is no wonder that Eastern Europeans do not want any refugees in their nations. Many living in working poverty do not need competition to further depress their wages. The question of refugees in Eastern […]
EU politics
David Jamieson – 5 reasons ‘Fascism of the left’ speech is dangerous and historically ignorant
What the darling of the Remain Movement claimed in her speech is surely familiar to Europeans in many nations, where the neo-liberal media and politicians put right-wing politicians like Trump, Le Pen, and Geert Wilders […]
Deregulation
Film – The Spider´s Web
This is the English version. Watch the French language version – La Toile d’Araignée here Watch the Italian language version – La Tela del Ragno here Watch the Spanish language version – La Telerana here We […]
Austerity
Thomas Piketty: Social-nativism, the Italian nightmare
Piketty brings together two simple phenomena: a neo-liberal EU resulting in a neo-liberal/far-right success – in this case in Italy. Read here
Austerity
German Foreign Policy: EU- State of the Union
The EU must develop the capacity “to shape global affairs” and act as “architect of tomorrow’s world,” declared Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission during his “State of the Union” speech yesterday. The speech […]
EU politics
Riccardo Labianco – Spain tries to limit arms sales to Saudi Arabia – but following international law is expensive
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman visits Madrid on bilateral business, April 2018. EPA/Kiko Huesca Riccardo Labianco, SOAS, University of London The Spanish government recently found itself confronting a deeply unpleasant dilemma: whether […]