Economics
Wolfgang Streeck – Ins and Outs
For several years now, a serious effort has been under way in Brussels to learn nothing from Brexit, and the way things are it may well be successful. What could have been learned? Read here
EU politics
Corruption
Enrico Bonadio, Andrea Borghini – Vegan ‘dairy’ products face EU ban from using milk cartons and yoghurt pots – and UK could be next
The days of this look could be numbered. Tada Images Enrico Bonadio, City, University of London and Andrea Borghini, University of Milan Leading oat milk brand Oatly and the owner of Flora margarine are spearheading […]
Climate Crisis
Richard Murphy – Why Green QE and MMT can co-exist
How Green QE, which is an idea that Richard co-created with Colin Hines a decade ago, can address some of the key problems within QE.
Corruption
Toni Strubell, Núria Bassa – Els fons COVID-19 per a Espanya. La UE no n’aprendrà mai?
You can read the article in English here La crisi del coronavirus ha posat de manifest les limitacions i els riscos del sistema capitalista no només en l’àmbit humà i social, sinó també en el […]
EU politics
Perry Anderson – The European Coup
This completes the brilliant EU trilogy by Perry Anderson on BRAVE NEW EUROPE Read here
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – First Insights into an EU Vaccination Contract
There is much material missing still, but what is visible is not good. Read here
Economics
They said it couldn’t be done: Government Debt up to 97.3% of GDP in Euro Area
Compared with the third quarter of 2019, the government debt to GDP ratio rose in both the euro area (from 85.8% to 97.3%) and the EU (from 79.2% to 89.8%): the increases are due to […]
EU politics
Chris Bambery – Torture is part of the EU, as long as it is the right sort of person
Should Assange die in a UK prison, as the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture has warned, he will effectively have been tortured to death. According to the European Court of Human Rights Spain often resorts […]
Climate Crisis
Positive Money – Post COVID: Big corporations dominate government’s Build Back Better council
This is being replicated in the EU By Hannah Dewhirst, Campaigner at Positive Money Cross-posted from Positive Money The government’s new Build Back Better council – meant to help the UK recover from the impact […]
EU politics
Mariana S. Mende – The rise of Chega and the end of Portuguese exceptionalism
Portugal will hold a presidential election on Sunday, which is widely expected to be won by incumbent President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. Yet as Mariana S. Mendes writes, the key story of the election may […]