In the first of three reports on tax evasion in Europe EU-OCS explores France’s record fine against Swiss banking giant UBS in what the court called a case of fraud of ‘exceptional magnitude.’
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EU politics
France 24: Catalan separatists block Spain-France highway
When democracy ceases to function and elections become empty rituals mainly benefiting a corrupt political class, this is what follows. Read here
Sustainability
ICCT: Whac-A-Mole on the high seas: The curious case of ship emissions
Annual emissions from the world’s merchant fleet have reached 1.12bn tonnes of CO², or nearly 4.5% of all global emissions of this greenhouse gas. Read here
Austerity
Yanis Varoufakis: How Syriza’s capitulations allowed the Greek right to escape the dustbin of history
The left-wing party’s embrace of austerity created the conditions for a parasitic and cruel oligarchy to return. Read here
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