Neo-liberalism can only flourish where democracy is reduced to a minimum, to folklore. The EU is neo-liberal. Thus the European Court of Justice will almost always decide against democracy.
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Austerity
France 24: France’s Macron meets key ministers for talks on contentious pension reform
French President Emmanuel Macron will on Sunday meet ministers involved in his radical pension reform which has prompted a nationwide strike and brought key transport services to a standstill. Read here
Environment
The Telegraph: Ursula von der Leyen accused of vendetta against wolves over death of favourite pony
Ursula von der Leyen has been accused of waging a personal vendetta against Europe’s wolves after one killed the European Commission president’s beloved pony. Earlier this week, the commission said it could relax protections for […]
Economics
Bill Mitchell: US labour market – floundering now despite modest gains
Things are not going much better on the other side of the Atlantic. Clearly, the 20.7 million job loss in April has not yet been reversed. Given the loss of payroll jobs in March and […]
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