EU politics
Thomas Fazi – The great Brussels stitch-up
Ursula Von Der Leyen is all set for a second term as European Commission President. In ‘Unherd’. Read the article HERE.
EU-Institutions
Corruption
Politico – Von der Leyen buries report slamming Italy as she seeks Meloni’s vote
‘Ursula von der Leyen has sought to slow down an official European Union report criticising Italy for eroding media freedoms, as she seeks Rome’s support for a second term as European Commission president.’ Just about […]
EU politics
Al Jazeera – EU threatens tariff hike of up to 38% on Chinese electric vehicles
The EU is mirroring the United States’ tariff policy on Chinese electric vehicles, despite Germany’s opposition. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Chris Dite – In Finland, the Left Alliance Just Trounced the Far Right
‘Europe’s elections saw gains for anti-immigration parties — but the breakthrough act in Finland was the Left Alliance, with 17% support. Its leader, Li Andersson, told Jacobin about why it did so well and how it defeated […]
EU politics
Gianluca Piccolino – Meloni’s EU election victory sets the stage for a clash over the Italian constitution
With Berlusconi passed away and Salvini weaker than he has been in a long time, Meloni is now the dominant figure on the right-wing of Italian politics. Gianluca Piccolino is a Postdoctoral Fellow in the […]
EU politics
Irish Mirror: Clare Daly loses MEP seat as Dublin Election count goes down to the wire
It is with the deepest sadness that we post this link. This is a great loss for the European Left and the European Union as a whole. Norman Finkelstein honoured Daly by referring to her […]
Austerity
Ann Pettifor: Passing the Buck & Losing… by imposing the cost of the Green Deal on Europe’s insecure 99%
In this short interview segment I talk about two issues I’m really passionate about. Read HERE
EU politics
Thomas Fazi – Europe’s insurgent Right won’t change anything
The right-wing populists do not have a common agenda on Europe’s most pressing issues, and when they get a sniff of power they tend to bend towards the EU establishment anyway. In ‘Unherd’. Read the […]
EU politics
George Newth – EU elections: how Italy’s far-right leader Giorgia Meloni framed her politics throughout the campaign
Why would the far-right ever want rid of the EU, when it is serving it so well politically? George Newth is Lecturer in Politics and member of the Reactionary Politics Research Network at the University […]
EU politics
Harrison Stetler – Marine Le Pen’s Party Has Power Within Its Grasp
‘After his allies scored just 15% in the European elections, last night Emmanuel Macron called a snap election for the French parliament. It’ll pave the way for a new government — and it could raise […]