Due to its ambassador’s unauthorized activities in Niger, the EU has run into conflict with that country’s government. Niger forges ahead in its struggle for economic independence but is still under attack from Europe.
Economics
Heiner Flassbeck: Germany, surrounded by evil mercantilists
The German current account surplus of probably 7 per cent of GDP in the current year is an unparalleled scandal. However, it becomes a real political catastrophe when Germany accuses countries that have fairly balanced […]
Austerity
Chris Dillow: Strategic Impotence
We can call it strategic impotence – using a claim to be unable to do something as means of pursuing one’s advantage or cementing privilege. Read here
Deregulation
Richard Matoušek – In Lisbon, Residents Seek a Vote on Banning Airbnb
‘In Lisbon, soaring tourism has turned tens of thousands of apartments into Airbnbs, pushing out ordinary renters. A referendum on banning short-term rentals in residential buildings could change that.’ In Jacobin. Read the article HERE.
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