EU politics
Politico – EU readies counterstrike on Big Tech and US banks over Trump’s mega tariffs
Let’s see whether when it comes down to it, Von Der Leyen is really prepared to take on Silicon Valley and Wall Street. Read the article HERE.
EU-Institutions
EU politics
Binoy Kampmark: Europe prepares for war
On March 6, the Special European Council saw 27 leaders of the European Union discuss the Russia threat and promote a strategic vision of disconcerting militarism. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had announced […]
Corruption
The Electronic Intifada: Netanyahu lobbied von der Leyen over genocide case, withholds letter
Israel is trying to keep secret its lobbying against a legal case aimed at halting the Gaza genocide. Through a freedom of information request, I have established that Benjamin Netanyahu contacted Ursula von der Leyen, […]
EU politics
European Union: EU Boosts Support for Independent Media in Ukraine with an Additional €10 Million
If media are financed by the EU, they are no longer “independent” Read HERE This photo is free to use under Creative Commons license CC-BY-4.0
EU politics
Reuters: EU leaders vow to continue backing Ukraine, but make no concrete pledge
Kallas initially proposed an EU plan of 40 billion for Ukraine weapons, which Italy, France, Spain, Portugal opposed. So she came up with a new plan – 5 billion. Which has now been stalled by […]
EU politics
Almut Rochowanski – European militarism on steroids is not good, either
Lacking in any strategic thinking, a new bellicism has swept up the elites and gone into cataclysmic overdrive in recent weeks Almut Rochowanski is a non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute and an independent activist, […]
EU politics
Aurelien – Trying to Understand the World
Why would anyone want to defend Europe? And so, by common consent, Europe faces its gravest collective political crisis since 1945. And so, by equally common consent, its political class has never been so weak […]
EU politics
Al Jazeera – Protests erupt as Romania bars pro-Russian presidential candidate
Banning candidates that you don’t like is indeed anti-democratic. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Gordon Hahn – The World Order’s Restructuring Intensifies as the Ukrainian War Implodes the West and Kiev
Will Europe become a separate pole in the international system’s new multipolar stucture, adding to the U.S, and Sino-Russian pole? Gordon M. Hahn, Ph.D., is an expert analyst at Corr Analytics, www.canalyt.com Cross-posted from Russian & […]
Economics
Leslie Huckfield – European Competitiveness Understated
The EU needs a more focused and localised industrial strategy Leslie Huckfield was MP for Nuneaton from 1967 to 1983, and MEP from 1984 to 1989; he is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the Yunus Centre […]