Corporate lobbies often exert heavy pressure on member states’ decision-making in the Council of the EU, especially when it comes to making new rules and regulations. But how does the influencing work in practice?
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Economics
Thomas Fazi: Who is Winning the Scramble for Africa?
Africa is the stage of the New “Great Game” of the 21st century — the struggle between Western countries, China and Russia for influence Read HERE A.H. Zaki for Cairo Punch
Corruption
BBC: Mining giant pleads guilty to UK bribery charges
Just the tip of the iceberg. And what a ridiculous rap on the knuckles. Read Here Attribution: Stephen Codrington licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic
Austerity
German Foreign Policy – Tunisia: Pushed into a Dead End
After Greece, Germany appears to be set for a repeat performance in Tunisia. Read here
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