EU politics
Philip Cunliffe: The EU’s end is in sight
The nation-state will displace this dying federation Read HERE
EU-Institutions
EU politics
Kyiv Independent – Borrell: EU not able to replace US help for Ukraine
The European Union is not able to replace U.S. support for Ukraine, should this fall away in the future, EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said on Oct. 5. Speaking at the European Political Community Summit […]
EU politics
Wolfgang Streeck – Germany: The broken heart of Europe
Chris Bambery interviews sociologist Wolfgang Streeck, one of the leading critics of German foreign policy, about the country’s mounting political and economic problems. Chris Bambery is a journalist and broadcaster and author of A People’s […]
Austerity
Niels Nyholt – How school and hospital closures affect political support
A study finds that school closures do move rural communities and the working class away from mainstream parties and towards right-wing populists. Niels Nyholt is a Postdoc in the Department of Political Science at Aarhus […]
EU politics
DW News – Slovakia elections: Populist Fico grabs victory
Robert Fico’s SMER-SSD party is opposed to sending more weapons to Ukraine. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Paweł Cywiński – How Far-Right Konfederacja Became Poland’s Likely Kingmaker
Poland is set for a referendum on refugees to coincide with its parliamentary elections in October – a cocktail that will surely benefit the far-right. Paweł Cywiński has a PhD in social sciences and works at […]
EU politics
Eurowhiteness: Culture, Empire and Race in the European Project by Hans Kundnani
Book Review by Peter Ramsay Liberals and leftists were quick to denounce the vote to leave the EU as an expression of racist nationalism. It was a lazy slander for which there was little evidence […]
Corruption
ARC – EU Commission Proposes 10 Year Glyphosate Renewal
This can’t be true. The author forgets to mention that since the German corporation Bayer bought Monsanto with its glyphosate product Round Up, the German government is no longer is against the use of glyphosate. […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell – Claiming the European Union is close to full employment defies the meaning of language
While politicians continually want to claim that their nations or areas of responsibility are ‘close to full employment’ the data rarely bears out that assessment. And think of it this way – the mainstream economists […]
Climate Crisis
Louise Curran – The EU’s anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles is a risky strategy that may backfire
The EU’s new clamp down on Chinese imports is likely to hit the bloc’s own green transition when China retaliates. Louise Curran is Professor of International Business at TBS Education. Cross-posted from The Conversation Europe […]