On Friday, more than 200 trade unions and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) throughout major cities in Spain launched a 24-hour general strike to protest the ongoing genocide and occupation in Palestine, as well as Israel’s recent attacks on Lebanon. Protestors urged Spain to sever all ties with Israel immediately, with demonstrations taking place in major cities such as Madrid, Barcelona, and Bilbao.
Climate Crisis
Prof John Beddington, Prof Steven Berry, Wolfgang Cramer, et al: EU must not burn the world’s forests for ‘renewable’ energy
A flaw in Europe’s clean energy plan allows fuel from felled trees to qualify as renewable energy when in fact this would accelerate climate change and devastate forests Read here
Climate Crisis
Bloomberg: Dutch Consider Budget Loophole to Boost Green Investments
Coalition talks in The Hague could set precedent for EU The Netherlands has traditionally opposed looser budget rules Read here
Economics
DeStatis – 2023: German Expenditure on social welfare radically reduced
Share of expenditure on social welfare below the pre-corona level (2019: 45.2 %) and the long-term average (1991-2023: 41.7 %) Share of expenditure on economic policy has more than doubled since 2019 to 21.9%; only […]
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