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.
Regulation
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
Financial Institutions
David Shirreff – Fifteen wasted years of attempted bank reform
Regulators have squandered the fifteen years since the last financial crisis, and failed to bring real change to the banking system – as the past couple of weeks have shown. David Shirreff is a financial […]
Financial Institutions
Mathias Dewatripont, Peter Praet, André Sapir – The Silicon Valley Bank collapse: Prudential Regulation Lessons for Europe and the World
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank offers insights about prudential regulation, including two main lessons. Mathias Dewatripont is Professor of Economics at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Peter Praet is former Chief Economist and member […]
Finance
Ellen Brown – What Will Happen When a Bank Goes Bust?
The 2010 Dodd-Frank Act allows Systemically Important Financial Institutions to bail in or expropriate their creditors’ money in the event of insolvency. You have been warned! Ellen Brown is an attorney, founder of the Public Banking Institute, […]