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
El Nacional Cat:European Parliament vice-presidents call on Tajani to explain Catalan MEPs-elect decision
Virtually all top positions in the EU institutions are now held by conservative politicians linked to the right-leaning EPP group. Two of these, the EU Parliament’s president, Antonio Tajani (Italy), and its secretary-general, Klaus Welle […]
Economics
Kate Mackenzie, Tim Sahay: Grievance and Reform
The precursor of 2022’s energy crisis was 2020–2021’s vaccine apartheid. These shortages were in no way natural but reflected financial and geopolitical hierarchies: those with more power and resources bid up prices and developing countries […]
Economics
DeStatis – German Recession: Production in October 2025: only 0.8% on the same month a year earlier
Production in industry October 2025 (in real terms, provisional): +1.8% on the previous month (seasonally and calendar adjusted) +0.8% on the same month a year earlier (calendar adjusted) September 2025 (in real terms, revised): +1.1% […]
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