EU politics
Ai Weiwei: The refugee crisis isn’t about refugees. It’s about us
Ai Weiwei got it. Berfore Donald Trump even has the money for his refugee wall, the EU has completed its own Read here
EU-Institutions
Austerity
Yanis Varoufakis – How Failing Institutions Boost Inequality
A short lecture concerning the absurdities encountered by Yanis Varoufakis during his stint as Finance Minister of Greece and the grave consequences they had.
EU politics
Ulrike Guérot, Thomas Piketty, et al.: Democratising Europe begins with ECB nominations
Who runs Europe? The people? Not on your life. As a raft of renowned experts write, the new members of the European Central Bank, in the meantime a powerful institution, will be selected in secret […]
EU politics
Malta Indpendent: EU decision to remove Panama, seven others from tax-haven blacklist, triggers outrage
The EU farce concerning tax havens continues. According to the EU Commission, with the exception of a few islands no one ever heard of, there are no more tax havens. Read here
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Greece – the next bailout is just around the corner
Greece has disappeared from the headlines, but its disastrous economic state has changed little. Bill Mitchell looks at the nation that purportedly turned the corner. Read here
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – ECB President Draghi’s membership of mega-bankers’ club is “maladministration”
There was absolutely no reason for Mario Draghi to be there – and many against his participation. The decision of the European Ombudsman to ask the European Central Bank President to end his membership of […]
Austerity
João Paulo Batalha – The “captivating” tightrope walker: what to expect from the new Eurogroup head
Portuguese Finance minister Mário Centeno, hailed as the man who took on austerity and won, is taking over as Eurogroup head. What difference will he make? João Paulo Batalha is a social activist and founding […]
Corruption
EU Observer – Malta: EU island of ‘impunity and fear’
Malta – a model EU land? It depends upon which EU model you are referring to. Read here
Economics
Mark Blyth and Simon Tilford – How the Eurozone Might Split
The end of the Euro. The end of the EU. Germany outed as Europe’s hegemon. MARK BLYTH is Eastman Professor of Political Economy at Brown University SIMON TILFORD is an economist Cross-posted from Foreign Affairs […]
EU politics
Philip Pettit – Living with a hard Brexit
Ireland has a problem – an enormous problem. No EU nation will be more affected by Brexit, due to its soft border with Northern Ireland. Negotiating are the United Kingdom and the EU. Neither of […]