On March 6, the Special European Council saw 27 leaders of the European Union discuss the Russia threat and promote a strategic vision of disconcerting militarism. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had announced two days earlier that Europe had to spend more and indulge its various arms industries with greater attention than before. The ReArm Europe plan entails various measures intended to free up to EUR 800 billion in defence funding. This will entail something distinctly at odds with the standard EU mantra on balanced budgets: using the escape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact to bypass the Excessive Deficit Procedure.
Geopolitics
Volodymyr Ishchenko: ‘Ukraine is no longer a sovereign country’
Volodymyr Ishchenko explores scenarios of the war in Ukraine, emphasizing the need for the international left to resist the austerity-and-armament agenda driving the catastrophe. Read Article HERE Photo: President of Ukraine
Corruption
Malta Today – EU Corruption: EU President will not be appointing her brother-in-law as head of her Cabinet as planned
This is the woman who was supposed to lead the fight against corruption in the EU parliament Read Here
Economics
RTE: UK growth slows more than expected in February
That the Tories are leading Britain into a recession with their class war from above policies is rapidly becoming evident. Read Here Photo: flickr
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