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.
EU politics
CommonSpace: Exiled former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont tells why the Spanish state must undergo ‘de-Francoisation’
Speaking at the Beyond Borders festival during a surprise visit to Scotland, Puigdemont emphasised that a Francoist culture persists in the Spanish “deep state” Read here
Fake News
James Cusick and Crina Boros: How a GM giant ‘bought control’ of what millions of Londoners read
Paid journalism. This problem is increasing. As media’s sole concern is profit, the product becomes irrelevant. Thus the demise of corporate media and their calls for state support Read here
Climate Crisis
Balken Green Energy News: Kosovo imposes rolling blackouts amid power supply uncertainty in Western Balkans
Kosovo was forced to introduce rotating outages due to low electricity production and high imports. The Western Balkans are primarily dependent on obsolete coal power plants and there is not enough lignite, while extremely bad […]
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