The United Nations’ top court on Wednesday (31 January 2024) mostly rejected Ukraine’s claims that Russia was financing “terrorism” in eastern Ukraine, saying only that Moscow had failed to investigate alleged breaches.
Economics
Prem Sikka – Don’t believe the hype about fat cats cutting their pay
Every day we hear of new wage cuts for ordinary workers. That isn’t so at the other end of the wage scale. Read here
EU politics
Politico – EU opts for risky wait-and-see approach to Trump presidency
The EU is paralysed by internal divisions, populist rebellions and an inability to envisage a world order where Europe isn’t trailing in America’s wake. Read the article HERE.
Finance
Simon Wren-Lewis: A European Monetary Fund
Wren-Lewis takes a very sobering approach to the idea of creating a European Monetary Fund. The problem is, who should run it? Definitely not politicians, writes Wren-Lewis. He sees the technocrats as the lesser evil. […]
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