EU politics
Grace Blakeley: The dark side of the UK’s jobs boom
A financialised economy and weak trade unions mean record employment has done little to increase workers’ pay. Read here
Regulation
Corruption
Politico: Inside Facebook’s fight against European regulation
Dozens of Commission documents show how the tech giant pushed back against rules on issues ranging from copyright to privacy. Read here
Corruption
EcoWatch: EU Approval of Glyphosate Based on Review That Plagiarized Monsanto Studies
This is something the German government does often at the EU. It is called Regulatory Capture. It shows how confident the German government is that its interests will be followed unquestioned by an obedient EU. […]
EU politics
Thomas Piketty: 1789, the return of the debt
One of the ideas raised by the yellow vests is the possibility of a referendum on the cancellation of the public debt. For some, this type of proposal, already heard in Italy, demonstrates the extent […]
Austerity
The European Illusion – Why We Need New Strategies Towards the EU and Beyond by Attac Austria
Book review by Mathew D. Rose It takes courage these days to write a book critical of the EU, especially from a leftist perspective: to do so in Austria even more so. Austria, like Germany, […]
Austerity
Ashoka Mody – The Euro: a mindless idea
Ashoka Mody on the arrogant delusion of the architects of the EU. Read here
EU politics
Bill Mitchell – More Brexit nonsense from the pro-European dreamers
Do not be fooled by the title. This is actually an analysis of the EU, debunking the glowing articles appearing in state and corporate media, as well as those guided by sentimental symbolism instead of […]
Climate Crisis
Transport & Environment – Governments’ ambition on truck CO2 falls short
The German government has done it again: blocked important EU climate measures to protect the profits of its motor industry, this time lorries. The Germans who claim to be the great environmental force with its […]
Corruption
Adrian Bua and Myriam Douo- EU Deregulation: why the drugs don’t work
It’s the same story over and over again. Where the EU can use its trans-European power for the good of its citizens, it instead chooses to further the interest of corporations. Adrian Bua is a […]
Corruption
Corporate Europe Observatory – Copyright Directive: how competing big business lobbies drowned out critical voices
This is without a doubt a brilliant piece of research. Unfortunately it is also extremely long. Do have a go at it. After five minutes of reading you will have the gist of it and […]