Corruption
Reuters: EU plan on bank money laundering pushes back action to next year
Once again the EU political elite demostrates its fealty to banks and corporations and protects their criminal activities. Read here
Regulation
Corruption
Prem Sikka – The state still matters: Why the private sector doesn’t have all the solutions
When the UK private sector has been reluctant to embrace risks, the state has stepped in Read here
Economics
Simon Wren-Lewis: Lessons from the Greek tragedy unlearnt
Inside the Eurozone the creditors have too much power, because they can threaten to cut off money to a member’s banking system or throw you out of the club. The Eurozone has not learnt this […]
Corruption
Frank van Lerven and Margaret Welsh – A deregulatory agenda is sweeping across Europe
A new agenda – misleadingly called ‘Better Regulation’ – has recently swept across Europe, undermining the protections and values that we rely on for a healthy planet and an empowered public. It was promoted as […]
Economics
Costas Lapavitsas – Lexit Re-Loaded
Costas Lapavitsas explains why Leftists and the Labour Party should not support remaining in the neo-liberal EU. We at Brave New Europe don’t take a position on Brexit. While we recognise that many dark and […]
EU politics
Save Your iInternet: Filternet
Explains the new internet law, Article 13. that corporate media is trying to purchase at the EU. Informative , yet with humour and charm – takes a moment to get going. The European Union […]
EU politics
The Irish Times: Ireland – Massive increase in reports of money laundering
Banks and financial institutions reported over 24,000 suspect transactions in 2017 Read here
EU politics
Steffen Stierle – Looking to the North
This is an interesting analysis, as Scandinavia is rarely a topic for politicians and the media in the stringently neo-liberal rest of the EU. To select Norway as a model is somewhat borderline, as the […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: Public infrastructure investment must privilege public well-being over profit
The whole machinery of public procurement that has emerged in this neoliberal era needs to be abandoned and replaced with decision-making processes and rules that privilege the advancement of public well-being over profit. Read here
Economics
Wolfgang Streeck: Germany’s European Empire
In today’s Germany, Wolfgang Streeck argues, politicians laud “Europe” — while quietly using EU structures to advance German national interests. Read here