Investor-state dispute settlements could allow fossil fuel investors to slow government plans.
Finance
Bloomberg: Ex-HSBC Banker Pleads Guilty in $1.8 Billion French Tax Case
The former chief executive officer of HSBC Holdings Plc’s Swiss private bank pleaded guilty to helping wealthy clients hide assets worth at least 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion) as French prosecutors flex their muscles to […]
EU politics
Reuters: Spain defies resolution of the UN Human Rights Committee again blocking Catalan election of government
As expected, Spain defied this resolution of the UN Human Rights Committee. The investigating judge at the Supreme Court on yesterday rejected the request of Jordi Sanchez to stand for election as president of the […]
Corruption
Politico: Bayer ordered to pay $80M in cancer case linked to Roundup weedkiller
Do not expect much to change in the EU. Germany’s National Champion Bayer bought Monsanto. The German government will not let this damage Bayer’s business in the EU, just as it has protected Volkswagen from […]
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