Economics
Shaun Richards – Central bankers are experiencing a complete loss of credibility
Central banks have lost control of both the narrative and the markets. Read Here
Regulation
Finance
Chloe Musto – Concerns Raised over Vested Interests of Lords Pushing for Financial Deregulation
All UK Peers voicing support for measures to deregulate the City have ties to financial services Chloe Musto is Media and Campaigns Officer at Positive Money Cross-posted from Positive Money Debate over the government’s new […]
Climate Crisis
Mongabay: The Netherlands to stop paying subsidies to ‘untruthful’ biomass firms
Why is it newsworthy that a nation bans subsidies to criminal corporations? Becuase it hardly ever happens. Our whole economic system is based on criminality and rapaciousness. Read Here
Climate Crisis
Clare Carlile – Sowing Doubt: How Big Agriculture is Delaying Sustainable Farming in Europe
New analysis sheds light on key industry lobbying tactics at a decisive moment for the future of agriculture Clare is a Researcher at Desmog, focusing on the agribusiness sector Cross-posted from DeSmog UK In the […]
Corruption
Thomas Fazi: How lobbyists captured the EU
Qatargate is merely the tip of the iceberg Read Here
EU politics
Gig Economy Project: James Farrar, Sergi Cutillas – Workers’ Recommendations on the Draft EU Platform Work Directive
Report calls on MEPs to fast-track approval of the proposed EU Platform Work Directive in upcoming vote and for additional curbs on algorithmic abuses in the gig economy James Farrar is founder and director of […]
Inequality
Daniel Rietiker – Migrant Workers and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
How Could the European Court of Human Right Come into Action in Securing Access to Justice? Dr. Daniel Rietiker is senior lawyer at the European Court of Human Rights, an adjunct professor for International Law […]
Corruption
Cristina Caffarra – Top Antitrust Expert: We Need a New Approach to Giant Tech Firms Like Google
Economist Cristina Caffarra, a leader in competition and antitrust, warns that ever-expanding tech giants like Google, Meta, and Apple raise concerns about the exercise of power and democratic discourse. So why is it so hard […]
EU politics
Philipp Leitner, Julia Zöchling: With or Without Hungary
By December this year the European Council must vote on the EU Commission’s proposal to withdraw budgetary funds from Hungary under the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation. Read Here Photo: Ank Kumar
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck: Interest rates up, sanity down
The European Central Bank has apparently decided to force through the restrictive path it embarked on in the summer – even if it becomes clearer every day that it is wrong. Even large institutions built […]