EU politics
Josephine Solanki: A disturbing pattern of repression is emerging in Europe
Authoritarianism is creeping into Europe under the guise of cracking down on pro-Palestinian activism Read HERE
Regulation
EU politics
Kyiv Independent: Polish farmers to protest Ukrainian imports, EU policies, in Warsaw on January 3
Polish farmers are planning a large protest in Warsaw to voice opposition to agricultural imports from Ukraine, and EU agricultural policies, Farmer.pl reported on Jan. 2. Read HERE
Economics
Yanis Varoufakis – My reply to Chris Giles celebration of the eurozone bailouts in the Financial Times
ChrisGiles (Financial Times) decided to have some fun by celebrating “The astonishing success of Eurozone bailouts”, using Greece as the poster girl/boy of that exercise in futility, the EU’s most spectacular failure. With such friendly […]
Economics
Chris Dillow – On ideological blindspots
The “bureaucratic class”, bad governance, are endogenous, the product of a capitalism that is failing millions and which grants political power to those opposed to useful change. Chris Dillow is an economics writer at Investors […]
Austerity
Wolfgang Streeck – Capitalism: Home Alone
Excerpt from Wolfgang Streeck’s book that appears this week, “Taking back Control? States and State Systems after Globalism”, London and New York: Verso, 2024, pp. 108-21 ISBN-13: 978-18397767296 Wolfgang Streeck is Emeritus Director and Senior […]
Economics
Torsten Müller – Has the EU Minimum Wage Directive had an Impact
15 November was the deadline for the transposition of the Directive on adequate minimum wages in the European Union (‘Minimum Wage Directive’) by EU Member States into national law. Torsten Müller is Senior Researcher at […]
EU politics
DiEM25: Jewish organisations around the world condemn German parliamentary resolution on anti-Semitism
How German Islamaphobia is being translated into anti-anti-Semitism. Welcome to fascist Germany Read HERE
EU politics
Heikki Patomäki – German decisions in violation of the basic principles of the EU
This is a bit late, but the analysis is still relevant.
EU politics
Arthur Neslen – EU “Bending” Rules to Allow Trade With Israeli Settlements, Leaked Analysis Shows
A recent ICJ ruling requires countries to end all support for Israeli occupation — but not according to the EU’s internal legal advice So what do you get when you put a German fascist and […]
Financial Institutions
Benoît Coeuré, Harry Huizinga, Elke König, Jan-Pieter Krahnen, Jonas Schlegel – Winners and losers in bank resolution: Recent examples and a modest reform proposal
This column identifies three primary factors contributing to elevated profits in distressed bank mergers, particularly in Europe. Benoît Cœuré is on the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, Harry Huizinga is Professor of Economics […]