Climate Change
Politico: Trucking hell in Tyrol
Austria’s effort to cut down on truck traffic collides with the EU’s principle of freedom of movement. Read here
Regulation
Austerity
Jorge Uxó, Nacho Álvarez – Can We Resuscitate Fiscal Policy in Europe?
The EU economy is going nowhere (nor the EU for that matter), which is the essence of reactionary politics – and Germany is certainly providing the EU with enough of that. On the other hand […]
EU politics
Ben Wray: State Aid – Not Immigration – Is the Debate About the EU We Should Have Had
Never have people talked so much about something they have no idea about. That sums up the discussion about the EU, not only in Brexit UK but the rest of Europe. While the questions of […]
EU politics
Harald Schumann – Legislation from closed chambers – how (un)democratic is the EU?
The leaders of the European Union guide democracy in name only. In practice, they constantly override it and violate fundamental democratic norms on a grand scale. The anti-democratic practices in the Council of the EU, […]
EU politics
New Europe: Airbnb labelled an information service by EU’s top court
The EU courts are too often the backstop to protect transnational corporations against attempts by national governments to regulate them. Read here
Economics
Prosperity: better business makes the greater good, by Colin Mayer
Book review by David Shirreff Capitalism needs a re-think – large swathes of economists and policy-makers would agree with that. But how do you change the nature of a company – that building-block of capitalism […]
Corruption
European CEO: European banking regulator faces criticism after failing to take action on Danske Bank scandal
This is pretty much par for the course with regard to the EU and financial crime. What do laws and regulations matter, when it is a question of the intereests of financial trans-nationals. Read here
EU politics
Attac Austria: EU Commission Fails in Establishing Veto Right over Local Public Services
The EU Commission is trying to expand its powers within the EU in order to reduce democracy and support the interests of transnational corporations. For the time being it has failed in its efforts to […]
EU politics
Tax Justice Network – The Taxcast: The Jersey edition
Welcome to this special extended edition of the April 2019 Taxcast, broadcast from the tax haven of Jersey In this special extended edition of the April 2019 Taxcast, broadcast from the tax haven of Jersey:– […]
Climate Change
Colin Hines – A Social and Green New Deal to Reverse the Populist Tide
Quantitative easing – not to save bankers and property barons – but for the insecure majority of people, creating jobs, raising incomes, and making their lives more bearable, should be part of a pan-European Green […]