In English there is the beautiful expression of the “elephant in the room”, which is very big, but seemingly not discovered by anyone. People talk about all kinds of things that are in the room, only the elephant does not appear. Even if in a china store with an elephant – to use a German elephant image – the cups just tumble off the walls, people tend to believe in an earthquake rather than in the role of the elephant.
EU politics
Al Jazeera: Turkey’s Erdogan defies pressure over Sweden’s NATO application
Erdogan continues to play hardball even after his election victory. Read the article HERE.
Climate Crisis
Tim Root: What Extinction Rebellion needs to do next to win this fight
Extinction Rebellion needs clear demands and a strategy to target the real ‘bad guys’, writes Tim Root. Read here
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: European Union – business as usual as the madness continues
“With another cyclical downturn approaching, the European Commission continues to conduct its affairs in a sort of time warp, divorced from reality.” Read here
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