EU politics
Al Jazeera: Italian captain given jail term for returning migrants to Libya
Giuseppe Sotgiu found guilty of violating international laws that forbid the forced return of people to countries where they are at risk. Read here
EU-Institutions
EU politics
Reuters: Poland passes legislation allowing migrant pushbacks at border
This is the sort of stuff Donald Trump dreamed of. Now in the EU. Read here
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory: Under the influence
Is France’s EU Presidency already captured by corporate interests? Read here
Environment
Corporate Europe Observatory – Stop the Toxic Trade!
The EU Green Deal includes bold promises to vastly reduce the use of toxic pesticides. But big pesticide corporations like Bayer, BASF, Syngenta and Corteva are lobbying hard to counter these initiatives. They also want […]
Climate Crisis
EEB: Green mining’ is a myth: EU must slash resource consumption by two-thirds
New analysis suggests the EU must ditch plans under its European Green Deal to increase mining and set hard limits to the natural resources it extracts in order to prevent human and ecological disaster. Read […]
Climate Crisis
Positive Money EU: How the European Central Bank can unleash the building renovation wave
Trillions are needed for the deep building renovations required to meet Europe’s climate targets. To make this happen, EU institutions need to use the network of banks across Europe and incentivise loans for home renovation, […]
Economics
Ricard González – Tunisia holds off a ‘deep’ free trade agreement with the EU
Some nations comprehend the neo-colonial nature of the EU, but few resist. But the EU does not give up. Pressure will mount. Ricard González is a political scientist and journalist specialising in the Arab world. […]
EU politics
DW: Is Europe ready for a post-COVID migration wave?
Unauthorized immigration to Europe went down at the peak of the pandemic. As EU countries reopen, migrant flows are back up. Read here
Climate Crisis
Camille Perrin, Nick Jacobs, Nina Holland: The EU finally has the makings of a sustainable food policy – why is it under attack?
The Farm to Fork strategy is having an impact – and the forces of business-as-usual aren’t happy. Camille Perrin is at BEUC Nick Jacobs is at IPES-Food Nina Holland is at CEO Cross-posted from ARC […]
EU politics
Roger Steer – A Social Europe? What does that mean?
A deeper look into the EU Social Fund and how to make it just and fair Roger Steer is a Management Consultant working in the Healthcare sector as well as an Advisor to Local authorities […]