EU politics
Al Jazeera – EU threatens tariff hike of up to 38% on Chinese electric vehicles
The EU is mirroring the United States’ tariff policy on Chinese electric vehicles, despite Germany’s opposition. Read the article HERE.
Regulation
Climate Crisis
Wolfgang Knorr – Warum die Wahl grüner Parteien das Klimaproblem nicht lösen kann
Grüne Autoren-Liberale werfen den Wählern vor, nicht “das Richtige” zu tun, ignorieren aber und weigern sich, auf das wachsende Misstrauen in politische Institutionen und den allgemeinen Verdacht einzugehen, dass eine solche Politik nur zu einer […]
EU politics
Alberto Bradanini – The useless European elections, the constraints of war and more
The EU parliamentary election began. But do Europeans even know what they are voting for? Alberto Bradanini is a former diplomat. Among the positions he held, he was Ambassador of Italy in Tehran (2008-2012) and […]
EU politics
Thomas Fazi: Reclaiming food sovereignty: an alternative approach to trade and agriculture
The European Union’s approach to trade and agriculture is damaging Europe’s farmers and threatening our food security Read HERE
Corruption
Alberto Bradanini – Le inutili elezioni europee, i vincoli di guerra e altro ancora
Oggi sono iniziate le elezioni parlamentari dell’UE. Ma gli europei sanno almeno per cosa stanno votando? Alberto Bradanini è un ex-diplomatico. Tra gli incarichi ricoperti, è stato Ambasciatore d’Italia a Teheran (2008-2012) e a Pechino […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: ECB demonstrates that groupspeak is not dead in Europe – the denial continues
The EU has bound themselves up so tightly in their ‘framework’ and rules and jargon that the – Eurosclerosis – of the 1970s and 1980s looks to be a picnic relative to what besets them […]
Climate Crisis
Fausto Corvino: Europe’s climate laws could spell the end to low-cost flights – but what about private jets?
Private flights in Europe have increased from just under 120,000 in 2020 to more than half a million in 2022, yet the European Commission has no plans to do anything about it. Fausto Corvin is […]
Environment
Filippos Proedrou, Maria Pournara – The EU’s new ecocide law may still let environmental criminals get away with it
Another case of EU law that is written in such a way as to be designed to fail. Filippos Proedrou is a Senior Lecturer in Global Political Economy at the University of South Wales. Maria […]
Economics
BRAVE NEW EUROPE: Wolfgang Streeck – Quo Vadis the European Union?
2 May 2024 This is the first interview in our series “The State of the Union” in the run up to the EU parlaiamentary elections in June.
Climate Crisis
ARC – Goodbye Green and Fair, Hello Fortress Europe – Eco Ambitions dropped from EU leaders’ draft 5-year plan
It’s back to the future as the EU’s green ambitions face the chopping block, with priorities shifting to security and competition. That’s according to the European Council’s vision for the next 5 years, as revealed […]