EU politics
Lily Lynch – The EU’s American Queen
Some much needed critique of Ursula Von Der Leyen’s centralisation of geopolitical power in Europe. In ‘UnHerd’. Read the article HERE.
EU-Institutions
Corruption
Politico: EU anti-fraud office probes €200M loan to Budapest Airport
The usual corruption at the EU Read HERE
Environment
Morgan Ody, Vincent Delobel: Farmers’ protests in Europe and the deadend of neoliberalism
Scrapping environmental protections will not solve the agricultural crisis in Europe Morgan Ody is a vegetable farmer from Brittany, France and General Coordinator of La Via Campesina Vincent Delobel is a Walloon farmer, is a […]
EU politics
Euractiv – Commission ready to place arms orders for member states, von der Leyen says
We should be worried about the European Commission taking over European defence policy, especially with Ursula Von Der Leyen at the helm for another five years. Read the article HERE.
Corruption
Corporate Europe – Bayer and Monsanto Merger: what role did revolving doors play?
One of the European Commission officials who signed off on the Bayer and Monsanto merger, one of the biggest acquisitions in history, joined a consultancy which had been pushing for the deal a few months […]
EU politics
Social Democratic MEP calls out German Chancellor over Platform Work Directive: ‘Which side are you on?’
Debate in the European Parliament comes as hope is revived that a platform work regulation deal could be struck before the end of the parliamentary term. The Gig Economy Project is a BRAVE NEW EUROPE […]
Corruption
Politico – German industry dominates Ursula von der Leyen’s little black book
‘Lobbying disclosures show the private sector — especially German companies — had prime access to the Commission president.’ Read the article HERE.
Economics
Thomas Piketty: Farmers, the most unequal of professions
The French and European agricultural crisis has demonstrated that no sustainable development trajectory is possible without a drastic reduction in the social inequalities and glaring injustices of our economic system. Instead, the public authorities in […]
Deregulation
Yanis Varoufakis: The EU cartel was designed to crush farmers – Rural workers didn’t stand a chance
Manos, a sixth-generation farmer from Thessaly, put it to me bluntly when I asked him to explain why he was prepared to drive his tractor 400km to Athens to camp outside Parliament: “If I don’t, […]
Economics
Philipp Heimberger: The agreed reform of EU fiscal rules – A short-sighted compromise
EU co-legislators have reached an agreement on reforming EU fiscal rules. The key change will be to make the assessment of fiscal policy more long term and country specific, with debt sustainability analysis used as […]