EU politics
Benedetta Sabene – Europe died in Gaza
The two defining conflicts of the century — Ukraine and Palestine — mark the political death of the EU: all it has left is to invent an imaginary Russian threat to give itself a new […]
EU-Institutions
EU politics
EU politics
Politico – Von der Leyen offers big budget concession to MEPs ahead of no-confidence vote
Even the spineless European Parliament is starting to get jumpy about Von Der Leyen’s horrendous leadership. Read the article HERE.
Austerity
Camilla Locatelli and Vanessa Endrejat – EU fiscal rules and the illusion of objectivity
EU fiscal rules are presented as objective but they are in fact extremely political, and are much easier for Germany to get round than weaker EU states. Dr Camilla Locatelli is a Postdoctoral Researcher at […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: The Eurozone Member States are not equivalent to currency-issuing governments in fiscal flexibility
The problem I see is that real resistance to the capricious and destructive neoliberalism of the EU is compromised by progressives who oppose that destruction but think that better days can be had through Treaty […]
Economics
People’s Dispatch: Austerity linked to over 1 million preventable deaths in EU
In 2022, over 1 million people in the EU died from preventable causes. Trade unions are urging increased public investment and wealth taxes to reverse the trend. Read Article HERE
Economics
Jacobin: Yanis Varoufakis on the Legacy of Greece’s Oxi Referendum
Ten years ago today, the people of Greece voted decisively in a referendum to reject an EU austerity program. Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis speaks to us about how it happened and of the […]
EU politics
Brussels Post: Denmark Calls to Strip Hungary of EU Voting Rights
Dispute centers on Ukraine’s accession bid. Denmark has intensified its confrontation with Hungary by calling for the suspension of Budapest’s EU voting rights, citing Hungary’s continued veto of Ukraine’s EU accession talks as a […]
EU politics
Economics
Rafael Quintero – The G7’s Corporate Tax Escape Hatch: Fuelling Inequality and Killing Trust in Democracy
The G7’s Corporate Tax Escape Hatch: Fuelling Inequality and Killing Trust in Democracy Rafael Quintero Godínez is a Post-Doctoral Researcher at University College Dublin Cross-posted from Democracy Challenged Website In June 2025 the G7 quietly […]