EU politics
Bill Mitchell: Europhile reform dreamers wake up – there will be no ‘far-reaching’ reforms
EU reform. There is much talk about it, but it does not happen. Bill Mitchell explains why it will remain so. Read here
EU-Institutions
Austerity
Lexit Network – Founding declaration: Austria Self-determined
“Selbstbestimmtes Österreich” (SBÖ, Austria Self-determined) is a new political alliance in Austia. They define four basic lines for their approach on Austrian politics: Democratic, Social, Sovereign, Neutral. The approach is in key points very colse […]
Austerity
Reclaiming the State: A Progressive Vision of Sovereignty for a Post-Neoliberal World by William Mitchell and Thomas Fazi
Book review by Mathew D. Rose According to Bill Mitchell the book’s original title was “Reclaiming the Nation State”. The progressive publisher wanted the word nation removed. The term “Nation State”, claimed the publisher, was […]
EU politics
German Foreign Policy: The “Germanization” of the European Parliament
“Germans hold many key positions in other EU administrations, such as EU financial institutions. Critics are already warning against the “Germanization” of the EU parliament.” Read here
EU politics
Reuters: EU to offer Erdogan billions more in cash to keep Syrian refugees out of Europe
Angela Merkel continues her policy of supporting Erdogan with massive cash injections – thus supporting Turkey’s war against the Kurds – as long as he keeps refugees from crossing into the EU. Is this the […]
Austerity
The Independent: Reject austerity to defeat populism, Portugal’s socialist prime minister António Costa tells EU
Portugal has abandoned austerity – maybe not in a radical manner – but even then the nation’s citizens and economy are faring much better than it ever did under austerity. Read here
Austerity
Thomas Piketty: Towards a Union in the Union
“The threat to the world today is not a trade war but a social war, conducted by means of aggressive policies of fiscal dumping which benefit the wealthiest and the most mobile.” Read here
Corruption
Sven Giegold – Promotion of Selmayr: EU posts must go to the best not to the best connected
It is good that some EU parliamentarians keep challenging EU corruption, but as we know the EU has become a victim of state capture, as have most European governments. EU politicians are like the 1%. […]
Corruption
Richard Murphy – Guess who won from the Global Financial Crisis?
We have one tax scandal after the other. Not only do things not improve, they get worse. Richard Murphy is Professor of Practice in International Political Economy, City University of London. He campaigns on issues […]
Deregulation
Prem Sikka: This decision will make a mockery of EU claims to be tackling tax havens
American Samoa, Guam, Namibia, Palau, Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago. What do these nations have in common besides that you probably do not know where they are on the map? They will probably be the […]