In effect, the EU has embraced a hyper-mercantilist, export-driven growth model, prioritising trade surpluses over internal economic development. This approach has come at the expense of both its own citizens, who face stagnating wages and underfunded public services, and its trading partners — most notably the United States — who have absorbed the EU’s export surpluses as part of an increasingly unbalanced global economic relationship.
Geopolitics
The Kyiv Independent: In less than 24 hours, Russia hits 4 hypermarkets belonging to one of Ukraine’s largest retail chains
The latest wave of strikes highlights Russia’s campaign of terror against civilians, with stores, shopping centers, and other civilian infrastructure among the targets. Epicentr, one of Ukraine’s largest home improvement and retail chains, has been […]
Climate Crisis
ACEA: Passenger car registrations: -21.7% first two months of 2021; -19.3% in February
No one seems to see this as the chance it is Read here
Climate Crisis
ICCT: Real-world usage of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles: Fuel consumption, electric driving, and CO2 emissions
The EU has again aided and abetted another major car emissions cheat comparable with the diesel cheating devices. Read here
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