My full conversation with a French police officer yesterday during Acte XXV of the #GiletsJaunes protests. 25 weeks of state sanctioned violence and savagery. Thankfully, yesterday was relatively quiet and ended without any major tension although we left around 6pm and I cannot speak for anything that flared up after that.
Corruption
Euractiv: Wiretapping scandal: Greece heading towards autocracy, S&D says
The ‘Greek Watergate’ scandal is an example of how hollowed out democracy is in in Europe. Read the article HERE.
National Politics
Quinn Slobodian and Dieter Plehwe: Neoliberals Against Europe
Why nationalists can appear nationalistic and anti-EU , but still be solid neo-liberals. This somewhat lengthy paper analyses what the rightist populist political parties beyond their rhetoric really stand for. Read here
Economics
Politico – Europe accuses US of profiting from war
EU officials attack Joe Biden over sky-high gas prices, weapons sales and trade as Vladimir Putin’s war threatens to destroy Western unity Read Here
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