The number of those due to be put on the flight had dwindled from an original 130 to seven on Tuesday and finally none thanks to a last-minute ruling from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
EU politics
The Electronic Intifada: Germany’s devotion to Israel becomes more and more sinister
In 2008, Angela Merkel issued a solemn proclamation in her then capacity as chancellor. Israel’s security was a Staatsräson – a “reason of state” – for Germany, she affirmed. The effects of that declaration are […]
EU politics
George Monbiot: Referendums get a bad press – but to fix Britain, we need more of them
650 parliamentarians decide for 66 million Britons. Elections are years apart. Is that really democracy asks George Monbiot. There must be a way to improve this system: referendums. The sort of referendum used for Brexit […]
Geopolitics
Patrick Mazza: A World going in the Wrong Direction
The converging crises facing our world today shout out the fact that their roots are systemic. Tinkering around the edges won’t solve these problems, because they are embedded in the systems logic itself. Read HERE […]
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