EU politics
Vila Web – The 2030 Barcelona-Pyrenees Olympic bid meets with opposition
Celebrated athlete Kílian Jornet among signatories of manifesto rejecting winter games in Catalonia Read here
EU politics
EU politics
Euractiv: ‘Change continues’ is the surprise winner of Bulgarian elections
‘Change continues’, a new anti-graft political force in Bulgaria, is the surprise leader following the parliamentary and presidential elections in Bulgaria on Sunday (14 November), while the country’s President Rumen Radev is well-placed for re-election, […]
Economics
Thomas Fazi – The cruelty of EU austerity
Brussels is punishing the poor simply because it can Thomas Fazi is a writer, journalist and translator. His latest book ‘Reclaiming the State’ is published by Pluto Press. Cross-posted from Thomas’ blog Much has been […]
Corruption
Al Jazeera: New anti-corruption party leading Bulgaria’s parliamentary vote
Centre-right GERB party of former Prime Minister Boyko Borisov ahead in three surveys, while new centrist group leads in another. Read here
Corruption
UKTodayNews: Austrian property billionaires charged with bribing Green party politician
The Greens have become as corrupt as the other parties. No wonder wherever they are in government policies remain the same. Read here
EU politics
Toni Strubell, Núria Bassa – El primer franquista a judici…a l’Argentina!
You can read this article in English here La setmana passada es va produir una de les primeres grans sacsejades que ha hagut de sentir l’Espanya filofeixista en dècades. La jutgessa argentina María Servini, després […]
EU politics
euronews: Portugal makes it illegal for your boss to text you after work in ‘game changer’ remote work law
Remote workers in Portugal could see a healthier work-life balance under new labour laws approved by the country’s parliament. The new rules approved on Friday are a response to the explosion of home working as […]
Energy
Friends of the Earth: EU Commission slammed for backing gas projects during COP26
New list of 30 priority energy projects worth €13 billion a danger to climate and people say NGOs Read here Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license
EU politics
Chris Bambery – Spain: When the judiciary runs the state
The Spanish justice system is the EU elephant in the room, but we are only supposed to talk about Poland. Chris Bambery is author and broadcaster. Co-author (with George Kerevan) of Catalonia Reborn: How Catalonia […]
Climate Crisis
Reuters: Four of world’s five largest vehicle makers fail to back COP26 emissions agreement
Germany, Volkswagen, BMW refuse to sign up. Read here