EU politics
ERR News: Kaja Kallas’ EU hearing focuses on Ukraine, Africa, and Russia and its allies
The EU is in self-destruction mode! Good news for Europe. Read HERE
EU-Institutions
EU politics
Irish Bloc Berlin et al – Open letter to the Government of Ireland condemning the failure of the Irish government and EU to publicly denounce Germany’s repeated contraventions of international law and active role in genocide
The following open letter was initiated by Irish Bloc Berlin, alongside a large coalition of Irish-Palestinian solidarity groups, to call for Ireland and the EU to denounce Germany’s repeated contraventions of international law and active […]
EU politics
Harrison Stetler – Mario Draghi’s Report Is Far Short of What Europeans Need
‘Mario Draghi’s report on rebooting the European economy has excited supporters of a more integrated EU. The former central banker challenges past pro-austerity dogma — yet takes it for granted that scaled-up private corporations offer […]
Economics
Mick Wallace, Dimitri Lascaris – The U.S. Has Enslaved Europe
30 October 2024 Mick Wallace, a firebrand politcian from Ireland, was a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 until the EU elections held in June 2024. During his time in the EU Parliament, Wallace […]
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Uncovering Big Tech’s hidden network
Conflicts of interest gone wild in the world of EU big tech regulation. This investigation was a joint initiative between the Corporate Europe Observatory, SOMO and Lobby Control. Cross-posted from Corporate Europe Observatory Over the […]
EU politics
Arthur Neslen – EU “Bending” Rules to Allow Trade With Israeli Settlements, Leaked Analysis Shows
A recent ICJ ruling requires countries to end all support for Israeli occupation — but not according to the EU’s internal legal advice So what do you get when you put a German fascist and […]
EU politics
The Cradle – Spanish PM calls to suspend EU-Israel free trade agreement
“The European Commission must respond once and for all to the formal request made by two European countries to suspend the association agreement with Israel if it is found, as everything suggests, that human rights […]
EU politics
Binoy Kampmark – Welcome to Tariff Land: The Retreat of ‘Free Trade’
The return of protectionist policies in the United States and Europe shows that free trade ‘values’ were only strong while the West was winning. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He lectures […]
Climate Crisis
Corporate Europe Observatory – The little-known ‘forum’ locking Europe into a fossil fuelled future
The European Commission’s ‘ICM Forum’ on 10-11 October in Pau, France, is a fossil-fuel industry-led carbon coup, aiming to lock the continent into fossil fuels for decades. Cross-posted from Corporate Europe Observatory The EU has […]
Economics
Michael Hudson, Radhika Dessai, Glenn Diesen – Why the War in Ukraine is Meant to Drag On: Strategic Goals, European Discontent, and NATO’s Role
An analyses of the consequences of the current war in Ukraine for Europe 27 September 2024 RADHIKA DESAI: Hello and welcome to the 34th Geopolitical Economy Hour, the show that examines the fast-changing political and […]