EU plans to introduce US-style extraterritorial sanctions in violation of international law and to target companies of third countries for their exports to Russia. Non-Western alliances (BRICS, SCO) expand.
EU politics
European Court of Auditors: “Juncker Plan” is hot air
It took a long while and probably a lot of taxpayers` money, but the European Court of Auditors came to the conclusion that was publicly known over a year ago: Juncker was lying about the […]
Corruption
Politico: Ombudsman wraps up Selmayr job probe
Great stuff! We have one corrupt German EU official being defended by another corrupt German EU official and a corrupt, alcoholic Luxemburger EU president. European media may make fun of Trump, but is the state […]
Corruption
Radosveta Vassileva – Europe’s Blind Spot: The Movement Against Corruption in Bulgaria
The people of Bulgaria have been on the streets protesting against endemic government corruption since July. Meanwhile, leading European politicians continue to pretend that everything is fine. We spoke to legal scholar and activist Radosveta […]
The sanctions policy looks more and more like the Suicide Squad in Life of Brian: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUHk2RSMCS8