EU politics
Catalan News – EU: Puigdemont and Comín pick up definitive MEP accreditation
It took long enough. Once again the EU has proven that it has no concept of democracy. Read here
EU politics
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck – The Twenties and New Thinking
The EU is at a crossroad and has no idea of which course to take – except the usual: Led by the German hegemon into the ditch. Heiner Flassbeck is an economist, as well as […]
Austerity
rfi: Self-employed workers in France join strike over pension reform
Representatives of more than 16 professions including doctors and lawyers have joined strike action to defend their self-funded pension schemes which they say the government’s pension reforms ignore. Read here
EU politics
Atlantic Sentinel – Spain’s Electoral Commission Sidesteps Courts to Ban Catalan Leaders
Quim Torra is ordered to resign as Catalan president. Oriol Junqueras is not allowed to take his seat in the European Parliament. Democracy appears not to be functioning in Spain. All this under a Social […]
Austerity
Prem Sikka – Britain: This is the state of our economy after a decade of Tory rule
Successive right-wing governments have badly hurt our economy. What’s next? Read here
EU politics
German Foreign Policy – Germany: Post-Brexit Cooperation
Berlin Needs Great Britain for its Global Policy Plans Read here
Corruption
Renegade Inc – The State Of British Banking with Ian Fraser and Anthony Stansfeld
Since one of the greatest financial crises in human history, you can count on one hand how many British bankers have gone to prison for fraud. Understandably, UK taxpayers are asking why, especially after the […]
EU politics
rfi – French unions vow no surrender in month-long strike
The Yellow Vest did not go away, nor does it appear that this strike will disappear without a resolution. Read here Head of the French CGT labour union, Philippe Martinez, urged public and private sector […]
EU politics
Vicent Partal – The Spanish Police Frame-Up that should be a Lesson to Everyone
One can see how desperate the Spanish government (Social Democrats) is to justify its brutal repression in Catalonia. The Committees for the Defence of the Republic, or CDR, previously named Committees for the Defense of […]
EU politics
Irish Times: Europe’s conscience drowned in the Mediterranean Sea
Not the EU! They stand for everything good and wholesome. Let us listen to the Ode to Joy again and then move on to more important matters, like an EU trade deal that will destroy […]