Corruption
Lighthouse Reports: Europe’s Potemkin Lobby
Powerful European farming lobby Copa-Cogeca is losing legitimacy even as it stymies the EU’s green agenda and hoovers up public funds Read HERE
Regulation
Economics
Reuters: Spain’s 12-month inflation falls to 1.9% in June, lowest since March 2021
Let us not forget that Spain introduced a gas price cap in power production, limits on rent increases, windfall profit taxation etc. early on did make a difference much to the annoyance of the EU […]
Financial Institutions
Jon Danielsson – The Legacy of Cryptocurrencies
Should crypto join the mainstream or remain in the wilderness? Should the authorities control and extinguish crypto, ignore it, or embrace it? Jon Danielsson is Director, Systemic Risk Centre, London School Of Economics And Political Science […]
EU politics
Politico: EU capitals want media law carve-out to spy on reporters
The Orwellian ‘European Media Freedom Act’ – a very serious attack on journalism. Read the article HERE.
EU politics
Gemma Bird – The Greek migrant shipwreck is another preventable tragedy at the borders of Europe
European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen wants that “order is maintained” on Europe’s external border. Gemma Bird is a Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, University of Liverpool. Cross-posted from The Conversation UK […]
Environment
GPEnewsdocs – Laurent Gaberell: An EU Double Standard With Massive Impact on the Global Environment
The European Union is exporting more than 10,000 tons of bee-killing neonicotinoid pesticides a year to megadiverse countries despite having banned these chemicals from its own farms to protect pollinators Laurent Gaberell is a member […]
Energy
Bela Galgóczi: A Fight for Every Job – De-Carbonising Europe’s Cars
The shift to electric cars is gaining momentum, with huge implications for millions of workers. The priority for trade unions is to secure jobs and workers’ rights. But what will a just transition mean for […]
Climate Crisis
Unearthed – EU sending huge quantities of banned, bee-killing pesticides to poorer countries
Investigation shows for first time the full scale of the EU’s trade in neonicotinoids it has branded a global threat to biodiversity and food security By Crispin Dowler Cross-posted from Unearthed The European Union is […]
Austerity
Thomas Fazi: The rise of Europe’s military austerity
The EU’s new plan will make 2008 look like child’s play Read HERE
Climate Crisis
New Economic Foundation: Beyond the bottom line
How green industrial policy can drive economic change and speed up climate action Read HERE