EU-Institutions
CEPR: How to get the European Banking Union unstuck
European Banking Union still has important gaps and deficiencies. A new CEPR Policy Insight analyses what it would take to get it unstuck. Read Here
EU-Institutions
Climate Crisis
EEB: Commission’s 2023 Work Programme caves under chemical and farm industry pressures
The European Commission Work Programme (CWP) for 2023 scraps bold plans to protect Europeans from hazardous chemicals and transition to a nature-positive economy. Read Here
EU politics
German Foreign Policy: The transatlantic power struggle for the dominating position in Eastern and Southeastern Europe escalates – in regards to military buildup, energy supply and Ukraine’s reconstruction.
The power struggle escalates between Washington and Berlin for the dominating position in Eastern and Southeastern Europe and is impacting the dispute over Ukraine’s reconstruction. Whereas the EU Commission had initially claimed leadership in that […]
EU politics
Núria Bassa, Toni Strubell – Conservatism or fascism, Mr Tajani?
Democratic shortcomings of EU leadership unveiled Toni Strubell is a former MP in the Catalan Parliament, journalist, and author of What Catalans Want Núria Bassa Camps is a Catalan writer and photographer Llegeix en català […]
Corruption
Gig Economy Project – Piero Valmassoi: MacGann’s testimony stung Uber, but will it make any difference?
Piero Valmassoi, a policy expert specialised in the platform economy and sustainable urban mobility, reports from the European Parliament on Uber whistleblower Mark MacGann’s hearing, finding that his revelations will not count for much if […]
EU politics
Gig Economy Project – Uber whistleblower Mark MacGann’s full statement to the European Parliament
The full statement of ‘Uber Files’ whistleblower Mark MacGann to the Employment and Social Affairs Committee (EMPL) of the European Parliament today [25 October] I. I would like to thank Chairperson Dragos Pislaru and the […]
Corruption
Gig Economy Project – The platform lobby in Brussels: 5 things you need to know
A new study takes an in-depth look at the platform lobby in Brussels in wake of the Uber Files scandal, finding they are more deeply entrenched than ever The battle over the EU Platform Work […]
Climate Crisis
Corporate Europe Observatory – How biotech giants use patents and new GMOs to control the future of food
Big global biotech corporations like Bayer and Corteva, which together already control 40% of the global seed market, are dangerously trying to reinforce their monopoly and threatening food security. A group of seed saving, environmental […]
Climate Crisis
Politico: Energy crisis means a ‘very dark winter’ for Europe’s forests
Faced with soaring energy prices, many EU governments are relaxing logging rules and encouraging people to burn wood to keep their houses warm. Read Here
Climate Crisis
Politico: EU tries to stop energy treaty exit stampede
EU countries reject the corrupt EU Commissions-led reforms to the Energy Charter Treaty, saying they fail to stamp out protections for fossil fuels. Spain, the Netherlands, France, and Poland have all declared their intention to […]