Economics
Thomas Fazi: Integration by coup(s): a counter-history of the EU
The text of the talk I gave yesterday at the full-house launch of my latest MCC Brussels report: “The silent coup: the European Commission’s power grab” Read HERE
EU-Institutions
Economics
Michael Roberts – Saving European capital: it’s an existential challenge
An analysis of Mario Draghi’s report on the future of the EU’s economy Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger. Cross-posted from Michael Roberts blog About a year ago, the […]
Economics
EU politics
Áron Rossman-Kiss – How European Integration Set the Stage for Viktor Orbán
‘Viktor Orbán has ruled Hungary for most of its post-1989 history. Far from just a weird outlier, his rule is a product of Hungary’s integration into globalized capitalism — and increasingly sets an example for […]
EU politics
Michael von der Schulenburg, Ruth Firmenich – The EU must change course on Ukraine, or risk breaking itself apart
The EU seems convinced to not only continue, but to increase its effort to escalate the war in Ukraine. No one seems to be able to understand the consequences. Michael von der Schulenburg, former Assistant […]
EU politics
Antoaneta Russi – Defense firms need full access to EU cash as Putin haunts Europe, Draghi says
The ground is being laid for a huge surge in public subsidy for arms manufacturers in Europe. In ‘Politico’. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Michael von der Schulenburg, Ruth Firmenich – An ihrer Ukraine Politik droht die Europäische Union zu zerbrechen
Die EU scheint überzeugt zu sein, ihre Bemühungen um eine Eskalation des Krieges in der Ukraine nicht nur fortzusetzen, sondern zu verstärken. Niemand scheint in der Lage zu sein, die Konsequenzen zu verstehen. Michael von […]
EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck – The EU at War: After Two Years
How the EU Commission used the proxy war in Ukraine to surreptitiously achieve further supranational integration at the cost of greater vassalisation to the United States Wolfgang Streeck is Emeritus Director and Senior Research Associate […]
Climate Crisis
ARC – Re-CAP: Breaking down the breakdown of the EU’s green farming measures
The last few months have been a rollercoaster ride for the EU’s farming subsidy programme, which has seen its green ambitions sacrificed on the altar of food security and politics Cross-posted from the ARC website […]
Economics
Anatol Lieven – Stop treating Georgia as a creature of the US and the West
The narrative of ‘Russification’ risks a real electoral crisis in October, one which Washington and Brussels seem to be encouraging, at everyone’s peril Anatol Lieven is Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute […]