After months in a kind of stand-off, the Catalan independence movement will return to the streets this Friday. The holding of a Spanish cabinet meeting in Barcelona – planned weeks ago – comes at a new moment of tension between the independence movement and the Spanish government.
Geopolitics
BNN: Leaked Audio Alleges German Bundeswehr Plotted Crimean Bridge Strikes Amid NATO’s Denial
An audio leak alleging German Bundeswehr officers discussing a plan to bomb the Crimean bridge raises questions on NATO’s involvement and German-Russian relations. Read HERE
Finance
Tax Justice Network: Bail, or bailout? Tax experts publish 5-step test for Covid19 business bailouts
This is important because when EU nations say they will not bailout companies registered in tax havens, they mean those on the EU list, and that is a paper tiger, fully ineffective. Read here
EU politics
Thomas Piketty: Europe and the class cleavage
Three years after the referendum on Brexit and on the eve of the new European elections, the scepticism about Europe is still as strong, particularly amongst the most disadvantaged sections of society. Read here
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