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
EU-Institutions
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 […]
EU politics
German Foreign Policy: Bulgaria – An Assisted EU Council Presidency
Bulgaria an EU puppet state? The model is familiar: oligarchs running the state, mass poverty, cheap labour for Western Europe. Read here
EU politics
arte: HSBC – Gangsters of Finance
Since the 2008 crisis, HSBC has been involved in countless scandals: Money laundering for drug cartels, corruption, tax fraud… And yet the international bank escapes justice with insignificant fines. Why are they “too big to […]
EU politics
The Irish Times: ‘Double Irish’ and ‘Dutch Sandwich’ saved Google $3.7bn in tax in 2016
Irish government supports tax-evading Google. The Irish government is profiting at the cost of the rest of the EU. By providing international corporations with legal tax dodges, it is depriving the rest of the EU […]
Austerity
Emma Clancy – Some euros are more equal than others: trade imbalances and debt crises
The Euro has failed Europe’s citizens, resulting in Germany’s financial hegemony. This is the fourth article in a series presenting the report The Future of the Eurozone. Preivous articles in this series are here, here, and […]
Corruption
The Guardian: Cloud of corruption hangs over Bulgaria as it takes up EU presidency
Among journalists there is a trick to getting controversial articles past the powers that be: wait until between Christmas and New Year. This is a real corker in the Guardian, explaining why despite the horrendous […]
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: Germany – a most dangerous and ridiculous nation
In this typically lengthy article Mitchell reviews how and why Germany is imposing its economic policy upon Europe. Read here
Austerity
Fabio De Masi and Yanis Varoufakis sue the ECB
The EU and ECB have great difficulty with transparency and explaining the justification for its actions.It is no wonder that its democratic credentials are in such shambles. Fabio De Masi is a member of Germany’s […]