In the third quarter of 2022, the EU seasonally adjusted current account of the balance of payments recorded a deficit of €90.2 billion (–2.3% of GDP), down from a deficit of €40.3 billion (–1.0% of GDP) in the second quarter of 2022 and down from a surplus of €74.3 billion (+2.0% of GDP) in the third quarter of 2021
Austerity
Raoul Vaneigem – Concerning the “Yellow Jackets”: Everything is possible, even self – managing assemblies in the middle of street intersections, villages and neighborhoods
An interesting take on the Giletes Jaunes. Great read over the holidays. Raoul Vaneigem is a Belgian writer known for his 1967 book The Revolution of Everyday Life Read here
Environment
Marga Zambrana: Turkey – Europe’s Rubbish Dump
‘Waste colonialism’ is how activists and scientists characterise the export of rubbish from the European Union to its main buyer Turkey Read HERE Photo: Ropable/Public Domain
EU politics
United Nations Human Rights Office: Working Group on Arbitrary Detention expresses concern about Assange proceedings
“The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention is deeply concerned about this course of action including the disproportionate sentence imposed on Mr. Assange.“ Read here
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