Austerity
Red Pepper: Why Europe needs Corbyn
This is another article in our continuing debate concerning whether the neo-liberal EU can be reformed to become a democratic, progressive, and social political organisation. Read here
EU politics
Corruption
Romania Insider: New bribery investigation in Romania targets ex- finance minister, former MP
Romania’s series of corruption investigations seems to be endless. Romanian politicians have however found a solution to solve this: disband the public prosecutor’s office and there will be no more investigations. With solutions like this […]
Austerity
Emily Luise Hart – The UK University Strikes and the marketisation of Higher Education: The state of play and why we must fight on with hope
The UK University Strike was ended – more likely deferred – following a vote by union members at the end of last week. This decision was difficult and the offer had been rejected by a […]
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Quiet on the set! The EU is negotiating trade deals…
Following calls for openness and public participation, the European Commission now advertises its trade negotiations as transparent and inclusive. But crucial information about EU trade deals are still kept from citizens. Even member state governments […]
EU politics
Prem Sikka: Shareholders have run the show for too long – it’s time for radical reform to company boards
What Prem Sikka writes is not only true for Britain, but for the rest of Europe as well. But beware:In Germany, where unions are well represented in boardrooms, union representatives often become as corrupt and […]
Corruption
OCCRP: Second Slovak Interior Minister Quits Over Jan Kuciak’s Murder
It’s a model that repeats itself in the Eastern EU nations: Corrupt governments, providing tax-attractive investment for Western European companies (Slovakia is one enormous German car factory), banks, retailers, etc., sending cheap labour to the […]
EU politics
Aditya Chakrabortty: Here’s another job for migrants in Britain – taking on the City’s greed
We were surprised to hear from one of our authors in Spain that news of the UK University Strike never made it to Spain. Well, there is a lot more to politics than Donald Trump’s […]
EU politics
The Herald – Scotland: Opposing sides unite to condemn Spain’s ‘authoritarian’ behaviour
The Scots have a very strong culture of democracy, justice, and interational solidarity. Let us hope that the Scottish National Party shares these values. Read here
Economics
The Irish Times: Exploding Ireland’s housing crisis myths
So much for the myth that the private sector is cheaper and better. The housing crisis is not a demand side problem, but a supply side, as companies seek excessive profits. Read here
Economics
The Guardian: The economy needs more than a magic money tree
The idea of a People’s Quantitative Easing has been discussed among a group of academics and their associates, which we have featured on BRAVE NEW EUROPE. It is good to see it now entering the […]