EU politics
Thomas Fazi: Giorgia Meloni is no radical
A good analysis of the Italian election. Well worth reading. Read Here
EU-Institutions
Economics
Thomas Fazi: The EU is sleepwalking into anarchy
Its sanctions are crippling the bloc’s working class Read Here
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Big Tech now edges out Big Energy in EU lobbying
Companies with the highest-declared lobby budgets have increased their spending by a third since 2015 Corporate Europe Observatory is a non-profit research and campaign group whose declared aim is to “expose any effects of corporate […]
Climate Crisis
EEB: EU wastes more food than it imports, says new report
European Commission faces pressure to set legally binding targets to tackle food waste scandal. Read Here
EU politics
Sebastian Diessner – More questions than answers? The EU’s new Anti-Money Laundering Authority
The EU, notorious den of money laundering, taking years to finally have a functioning authority and most concerned about where the offices will be. Sebastian Diessner is an Assistant Professor at Leiden University Cross-posted from […]
EU-Institutions
Corporate Europe Observatory: Lobbying the EU
A trio of studies examining the “revolving door”, the transparency register, and how much big companies have spent on lobbying the EU Read Here European Commission, Photo Credit: Stephane Mignon
EU politics
German Foreign Policy: The West against the Rest
In her State of the Union Address, EU-Commission President Ursula von der Leyen orients the West toward the formation of blocks. Non-Western alliances (BRICS, SCO) are gaining support. Read Here
Climate Crisis
Sergio Cesaratto – Italy: Politicians pass, the Italian impasse remains
An outstanding interview with insights into the current economic and political situation in Italy Sergio Cesaratto teaches European monetary and fiscal policies at the University of Siena. He is author of Heterodox Challenges in Economics […]
Climate Crisis
Yanis Varoufakis – Why energy markets should be dismantled, especially during and after the war in Ukraine
We look at how the Ukraine war is contributing to an energy crisis across Europe with Greek politician and economist Yanis Varoufakis. Last week Russia announced it would not resume sending natural gas to Europe […]
Economics
Narek Sukiasyan – Armenia is under attack
German and EU hypocrisy 2.0 to secure fossil fuels they are siding with a militarily aggressive dictator. Narek Sukiasyan is a PhD candidate in political science, project co-ordinator at the Friedrich Ebert Foundation Armenia and […]